Paul L Biri

Military

RTD Crashed near Hods in B-17 'Treble Four' #448444 on 12/24/44 Gen Castle held plane in air till all bailed out.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-8444

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Treble Four
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana 16 February 1919

Died

3 November 2006

Buried

Other

Returned (RTD)

Belgium 24 December 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History MACR 11552 / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/PaulBiri.shtml