Jerome H Korff
MilitaryAssigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Darryl Thomas crew. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Tonawanda, NY | 15 March 1922 | Son of Herman J and Erna J Korff. |
Enlisted |
Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY | 27 August 1941 | Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York |
Died |
3 December 1991 | ||
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a connection to A/C #43-37901 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Wilburn, Truman K., Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ThomasCrew2.shtml