Preston Hildebrand

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Klap Trap II (Buggle Trouble)
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 January 1944

Born

York, Pennsylvania

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, A-10-26

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2018, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial; Snetterton Heath pg 89 and 97