Vern Becker Dennett
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 42-3088 'Sugar Puss. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35474219
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18080481
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hamburg, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR |
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Buried/ Commemorated Or Memorial |
Hamilton, Ohio, USA | Saint Stephen Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=943;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Roll of Honor
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190, NARA, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database