Samuel Paffenroth

Military

Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. The B-24, 42-63971, 'Helen Hywater', was damaged and made a forced landing in Sweden. Interned INT-SWE. 18-Nov-43





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Willie Baxter Weant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14062770 / O-729938
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot / Pilot

Aircraft

42-63971

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Helen Hywater
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pine Island, NY 29 July 1912 Son of Henry and Lydia [Miller] Paffenroth.

Enlisted

Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY 8 July 1942 Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 18 November 1943 - 18 November 1943

Other

Discharged USAAF

18 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

8 May 1980

Buried

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery Linden, Union County, NJ 11 May 1980 Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery Linden, Union County, New Jersey

Based

Shipdham 18 November 1943 Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed aircraft punctuation quote marks for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database