Homer C Comegys

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21285.jpeg UPL 21285 Home Comegys - Des Moines, 385th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21285 - Home Comegys - Des Moines, 385th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) Had mid air collision and crashed at Perl in B-17 'Off Spring' 42-31917

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31917) nicknamed "Off Spring" of the 551st Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '551BS/385BG. 231917. B-17 Flying Fortress, 6736. 2 of 6 pics.'

42-31917

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Off Spring
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

12 July 1944

Born

DesMoines, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

Further detail from MACR 7507 - https://www.fold3.com/image/29404434

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7507 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21285 - Home Comegys - Des Moines, 385th BG, KIA