Reeves S Carper

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17 41-24432 'Danellen' while serving as Bombardier. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24432

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Danellen
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

20 December 1942 Shot down with aircraft. No remains were ever recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Commemorated on Wall of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, France

Revisions

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ContributorTallPaul19
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Bomb Squadron error corrected to 401st BS. 

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 5381 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction of some typographical errors.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Commemoration detail.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 5381; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5381, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Hey and Bishop p.54