Victor G Graff

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 33281 - Victor G Graff

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy'. Mid-air collision during assembly near Hitchin, England. Crew Number 19

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97182

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

near Hitchin, England 26 August 1944

Born

Illinois, USA

Buried

Elgin, Illinois, USA Bluff City Cemetery

Revisions

Date27 Mar 2020 19:47:34
Contributorjmoore43
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Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 150868912.

Date27 Mar 2020 19:42:44
Contributorjmoore43
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Added Purple Award per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 150868912.

Date27 Mar 2020 19:41:03
Contributorjmoore43
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Added rank per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 150868912.

Date27 Mar 2020 19:39:12
Contributorjmoore43
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Added role per info in the A/C Description section.

Date10 May 2018 13:14:53
ContributorDewisVonDewis
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Great Nephew M. Dewis family amateur historian and record keeper.

Date22 Dec 2016 10:35:16
ContributorLucy May
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See aircraft record: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10287

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:27
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Graff%2C+Victor+G

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