96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Paul E Atkins
Military
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Tablets of the Missing.
Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #4230781. Killed in Action (KIA).
Service
Units served with
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413th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-30781 Demo Darling
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-M] Snetterton 1/9/43; Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Bill Hunt, Co-pilot: Paul Atkins, Navigator: Roy Schott, Bombardier: Dick Villochi, Flight engineer/top turret gunner:...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Tennessee, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Denmark | 9 October 1943 |
| Died | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:21:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 945 / MACR 945; Snetterton Falcons pg 61 & 75 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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