Shot down by 20mm cannon fire from fighers and crashed near Fulda, GR on the return from a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100312. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down by 20mm cannon fire from fighers and crashed near Fulda, Germany on return from the mission to Gotha, Germany on 24 February 1944 in B-24J #42-100312. Killed in Action (KIA). His remains were never recovered and he is still listed as Missing...
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Group
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory...
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Events
Event |
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Born |
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany |
24 February 1944 |
Died |
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24 February 1944 |
Buried |
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