Michael K Kasarda

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy'. Mid-air collision during assembly near Hitchin, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

near Hitchin, England 26 August 1944

Buried

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Added died location per info in "Summary biography".
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56291236.

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Added "Summary biography" per info in the A/C Description section for #42-97182.

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Added a connection to the 368th BS per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56291236.

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Added role per data listed in the A/C/ Description.

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia