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Romaine M Fiffe

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569th 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x missions. Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 258.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Billy Clyde Lawrence

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18026239 / O-733667
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group crashes near Dunkirk whilst flying with a mission with B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5914), 15 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '25620 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" going down over area south of Dunkirk, occupied France. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

42-3306

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Phoenix
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 82

Date: 15 August 1943

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Written on slide casing: 'Raunchy crash TA.'

VIII Bomber Command 81

Date: 12 August 1943

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died	59670 Bavinchove, France	15 August 1943	Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 258.
Buried	59670 Bavinchove, France	16 August 1943	Interred Bavinchove cemetery
	Saline County, KS, USA
Enlisted	Wichita, KS, USA
Based	Framlingham	15 August 1943	Assigned to 569th 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Born	Cloud County, KS, USA		Son of Alfred A and Marie L Fiffe.
Buried			Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Revisions

Date3 May 2017 11:28:55

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date3 May 2017 11:24:31

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:27

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database