Keith Darwin Moore
MilitaryBombardier, Manchester crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29941 'Tarfu'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 884. The aircraft was on fire and exploded, splitting the plane in half at the ball turret. 1Lt Moore had a claim of shooting down an ME-110 on this mission. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VIIA.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16014880
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32275984
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736900
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19082420
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 June 1920 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag Luft VIIA |
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 884 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 884 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database