Vaughn Reaves
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29955 'Mr. Five By Five', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1324.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mr five by five
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Greenville, Tennessee, USA | 27 March 1921 | |
Died |
26 November 1943 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 November 1943 | |
Buried |
Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, USA | Mount Tabor UMC Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 36621873.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36621873/vaughn-reaves
Updated Born event and Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 36621873.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36621873/vaughn-reaves
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #138 for 26 Nov 1943.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1324 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database