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Military
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 31-Jul-44; A/C was B-17 42-38007 'Hello Mr Maier'. BG records indicate picked up. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Group
Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942. Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas...
Squadron
Part of 94th Bomb Group.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gr Island 3/12/43; Presque Is 14/12/43; Nutts Corner N.I., 20/12/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-Q] Rougham 21/12/43; Missing in Action Munich 31/7/44 with John Ellis, Co-pilot: Ralph Campbell, Navigator: George Cross,...
Other location
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| 29 October 2015 15:56:38 | usxpat | Created entry with surname, firstname, nationality, role, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques |
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