Patrick Durwood Rawls

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Major Alex B. Andrews, an 8th Air Force HQ special observer, in the cockpit of a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lil Satan" of the 379th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '379 BG. 25/6/44, 245. Alex B. Andrews, B/Gen USAF (ret.), Box 2627, Raleigh NC, USA.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nachez, MS 5 November 1922 Son of Patrick Durma and Mamie [Perry] Rawls.

Died

Longview, TX 27 July 1996

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Marshall, TX

Buried

Algoma Cemetery, Marshall, TX Algoma Cemetery South and North Marshall, Harrison County, TX