Vernon Winters

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41913.png UPL 41913 Vernon Winters Dog Tag from Herman report KU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 (NARA)

Object Number - UPL 41913 - Vernon Winters Dog Tag from Herman report KU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 (NARA)

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters and crashed near Chemnitz-Borna on 20 July 1944 in B-17 "Destiny's Child" #42-31812. MACR 7281. (See note on the Aircraft Biography page)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38539322
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18043858 at enlistment, then O-769095
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31252904
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17120493 at enlistment, then O-717239
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39410240
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Destiny's Child." of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Destiny's Child
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

11 July 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana

Enlisted

20 February 1943 Indianapolis, Indiana

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

20 July 1944 in the crash of B-17#42-31812, near Chemnitz, Germany
Indianapolis, Indiana

Buried

Initially buried in Germany, Vernon Winters rests at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium, Plot A, Row 16, Grave 1

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NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
NARA Captured German Records :
German KU 2526 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
ABMC website

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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