Vernon Winters
Military ROLL OF HONOURKU-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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12157933 at enlistment, then T-2358
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31279973
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759671
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
Revisions
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
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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