Louie B Courtney
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
personal
Object Number - UPL 28567 - Staff Sergeant Louis B. Courtney
Shot down and disintegrated in mid-air and crashed near Schlebusch, GR on a mission to Wernigorde, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-97520. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746733
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
1023 Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205, USA | 5 October 1942 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
22 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Ohatchee, Alabama | ||
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Buried |
Alabama |
Revisions
Changed the label for a Died event to a KIA event per info in the "Summary biography".
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
James Makins / MACR 2881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2881, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces