Samuel A Plestine

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 25 October 1944 when B-17 #4297899 crashed near Brake

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 October 1944

Born

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 25 October 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

General Order 324 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 12 September 1944

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 10178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database