Paul Main Overfield Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 1379BU, 15AF. Departed Meeks Field, Iceland to RAF Valley in B-17 44-83325 3-Mar-45, crashed Beinn Edra, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Died Non Battle (DNB).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 19192279
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 15341640
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 19159401 / O-786238
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 16190036
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 36657982
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stroudsburg, PA | 9 December 1924 | Son of Paul Main Sr and Esther J [Hill] Overfield. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 26 March 1943 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Beinn Edra, Isle of Skye | 3 March 1945 | Crashed Beinn Edra, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Died Non Battle (DNB). |
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Other Departure Point |
Meeks Field, Iceland | 3 March 1945 | Departed Meeks Field, Iceland heading for RAF Valley. |
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Buried |
Stroudsburg Cemetery Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA | Re-Interred Stroudsburg Cemetery Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA |
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