Truman L Taylor
Military ROLL OF HONOURWas on board B-24 #42-52447, which collided on 16 August 1944 above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-51098 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 098. Killed In Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12220123
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35579889 at enlistment, then O-826992
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37019026
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
16 August 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #42-52447 near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany | |
Buried |
17 August 1944 | in the Mosigkau cemetery | |
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after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Truman Taylor rests at the Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, New York |
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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Birsic, MACR 8431, 2AD Honor Roll / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database