Myer Silber
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared with the American Air Museum by Yelden resident, Jim Timkey.
Object Number - UPL 31464 - Remembrance plaque to the airmen killed when B-17 42-97578 crash landed on 24 March 1944.
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks on 24-Mar-44. Died non Battle (DNB).
Awards: PH.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18103277 / O-666363
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baltimore, MD | 21 February 1920 | Son of Isaac and Dora [Rodbell] Silber. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 10 March 1942 | |
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Died |
Yelden, UK | 24 March 1944 | B-17 42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks on 24-Mar-44. Died non Battle (DNB). |
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Buried |
United Hebrew Cemetery Halethorpe, Baltimore County, MD | Re-Interred United Hebrew Cemetery Halethorpe, Baltimore County, Maryland | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 24 March 1944 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces