Theodore N Emens

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 September 1944 in B-24 #4295247 'Dixie Flyer. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Theodore N Emens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-706717
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-95247

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dixie flyer
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

626

  • Date: 12 September 1944

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

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Born

Birmingham, AL, USA 29 December 1919

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 15 May 1944 - 12 September 1944

Died

12 September 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8922 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database