Paul Ernest Westrick
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. 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: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18157160 / O-719548
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36124496 / O-2067346
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hessen Cassel, IN | 12 March 1921 | Son of Joseph Seymour and Elizabeth [Nickelson] Westrick. |
Enlisted |
Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN | 2 September 1942 | Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Died |
Langley Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR14, UK | 13 March 1945 | Pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. Died non Battle (DNB). |
Buried |
14 March 1945 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK Plot B, Row 4, Grave 43 | |
Based |
Seething | 13 March 1945 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia