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Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7099
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7099
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
'As part of the 15th Air Force in WWII, the 483rd Bombardment Group (H) played a significant role in the eventual defeat of Germany's forces. Its four combat squadrons, the 815th, 816th, 817th and 840th flew a total of 5,623 sorties from 12 April 1944...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Kearney 30/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Morrison 17/6/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 7/7/44; Missing in Action Memmingen 18/7/44 with Russell Ward, Higgins, Anderson, Antonius, Fannon, Alfano, Wynkoop, Simpson, Durham (9 Prisoner...
Other location
Other location
Military site : airfield
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| Born | Maries County, MO | 28 September 1923 |
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Son of William H and Hattie Victoria [Daniels] Fannon. |
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| Enlisted | Jefferson Barracks, MO | 20 January 1943 |
| Based | Sterparone | 1944 – 18 July 1944 |
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Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Baled out POW | Vicinity of Memmingen, Germany | 18 July 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; POW. MACR 7099 |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Tychowo, Poland | 18 July 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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| Died | Saint Louis, MO | 7 May 1989 |
| Buried | Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, MO | 12 May 1989 |
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Oak Grove Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 November 2018 20:21:54 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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