Philip M Ball

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

BTG, Perot crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Lost 11 January 1944 on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany. B-17F #42-5878 'Yankee Eagle' was rammed by an FW 190 between the #1 and #2 engines, knocking off the wing. The ship exploded and crashed. MACR 1874. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in the Ardennes AMC.

Corvallis, OR

The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809783
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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16 November 1943 - 11 January 1944

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Killed in Action

Germany 11 January 1944

Born

Corvallis, Oregon

Buried

Plot D Row 1 Grave 41

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 1874 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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