Cecil R Tabor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-30540.jpeg UPL 30540 Cecil R. Tabor
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces

401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma

Cecil R. Tabor was my Uncle. The photos and information that I have were supplied to me by family members.

Object Number - UPL 30540 - Cecil R. Tabor First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: Oklahoma

Shot down 30 December 1942 in B-17F #42-24449 'Short Snorter' while serving as Co-Pilot. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24449

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short Snorter
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

May, OK 73851, USA 24 July 1917

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters and exploded. Debris fell into the sea near Lorient, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorfirststrike
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family records

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Contributorfirststrike
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Cecil Tabor was my Uncle and the photos and information I have on him was provided by family.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014 Added SN, crew position and KIA event per MACR 3265; added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3265 / MACR 3265, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Heys Vol. 1 p 56 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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