Willard Irving Blackfield
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen'; Collided with another aircraft 24-May-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5181
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32185710 / O-748288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carolina Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Francisco, California | 18 October 1919 | Son of Max and Bessie 'Baba' [Halpern] Blackfield. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana AAB California | 8 February 1943 | Santa Ana Aab California |
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Died |
17 miles NE Berlin | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen'; Collided with another aircraft 24-May-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5181 |
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Buried |
Eternal Home Cemetery Colma, San Mateo County, CA | Eternal Home Cemetery Colma, San Mateo County, CA | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 5181 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia