Mac W Huffman
Military ROLL OF HONOURNavigator, Duncan crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29506 'Full Boost!'. Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany. MACR 1578. Killed in Action (KIA). Lt Huffman was last seen dead in the nose of the aircraft. Originally buried in the Memorial Cemetery of St Omer at Longuenesse, Germany.
Toledo, OH
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06552127
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15102552
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31075788
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039422
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 |
Revisions
Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N / Rank.
Added an association to “Ridgewell” the home base of the 381st BG.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1578 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database