Vern Edwin Archibald
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 68398 - 2nd Lt Vern E. Archibald
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Killed in Action (KIA) while serving with the 95th Bomb Group.
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675591
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spook V
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
29 September 1919 | BornSalt Lake City, Utah | |
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Enlisted |
9 February 1942 | EnlistedFort Douglas, Utah | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
29 January 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Lutrebois, Belgium | |
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Buried |
1 January 1946 | Re-InterredHenri-Chapelle American Cemetery and MemorialPlot E Row 15 Grave 35 |
Revisions
Combined three entries into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
MACR 2256 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=116&…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Thompson, MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses
