Winston Hargrave
MilitaryAssigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed a tour with the 100th. ETD
Returned from Merseburg in B-17 42-97071 30-Nov-44; A/C took flak hit, Navigator killed by shrapnel wound to head. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Andy's Dandys
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 7 April 1919 | Son of Ernest and Helen V Hargrave. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 18 April 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
20 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
15 March 1951 | Enlisted USAF | |
Other Discharged USAF |
14 December 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Norristown, PA | 28 January 1983 | |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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