Vance R Colvin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29524 'Meathound', crew was ordered to bail out but pilot managed to fly damaged a/c back to England and landed at Metfield. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-D, serial number 42-29524) nicknamed "Meat Hound" of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

42-29524

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Meat Hound
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bachelor, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA

Buried/ Commemorated

Netherlands American Cemetery Plot J Row 14 Grave 6

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Netherlands 11 January 1944

Revisions

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Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56297723.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297723/vance-r.-colvin

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label for a Died event to KIA per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56297723.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297723/vance-r.-colvin

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia