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SSGT Benedict A. Andrew Flight Engineer William Waldron Crew 487th BG - 836th BS KIA 24 December 1944

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Units

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

A side view of a B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-C, serial number 43-37068) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group that crash-landed at St. Margaret's. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 5627 - 2 - Crash Landing - B-17G - 43-37068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z."

836th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Benedict A Andrew

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33730634
Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Locations

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Aug 2016 17:37:22

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

Sources

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67753631