Buster Peek
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 81233 - 1st Lt Buster Peek
Huls mission 22-Jun-43 in B-17 42-29797 'Old Ironsides'; enemy aircraft KO’d #4 engine and some controls, ditched Channel, crew rescued by RAF ASR boat. RTD
Mid air collision 31-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29816 'Eager Beaver'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18133662
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6149729
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 15 June 1943
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- Date: 21 May 1943
- Date: 17 May 1943
- Date: 15 May 1943
- Date: 13 May 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
6 April 1917 | BornMerkel, Jones County, Texas | |
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Enlisted |
1 November 1941 | EnlistedFort Sam Houston, Texas | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
31 August 1943 | Ditched in English ChannelKilled in Action (KIA) | |
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Buried |
1 January 1948 | Re-InterredFairmount CemeterySan Angelo, Texas |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 671 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database