Howard Virgil Divelbiss
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; Crashed near Ottersleben in B-17 'Cheri' 43-37625 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10361
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06947732 / O-819715
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cheri
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Gypsum, Kansas, USA | 29 July 1918 | Son of Gerald William and Myrtle [Walker] Divelbiss. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 28 May 1943 | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Died |
Ottersleben, Germany | 2 November 1944 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Prairie Mound Cemetery Solomon, Dickinson County, KS | Prairie Mound Cemetery Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database