Wendell O Palmer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #42-29886 'Scheherazade' after baling out near Dutch coast.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

17 July 1943

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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

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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. 503, WWII Memorial