Webb J Digh

Military

Shot down 24 Feb 1944 in B-17 #41-24571 ‘Indianapolis War Bird' on mission to Steyr, Aus, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2619.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Indianapolis War Bird
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 August 1922 Son of Julius and Flora (Webb) Digh

Died

Austria 24 February 1944 aged 21

Buried

near Moosbach, Austria 24 February 1944 Originally buried in forest near Moosbach, Austria

Buried

Morganton, North Carolina, USA re-interred after the war in Forest Hill Cemetery

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 2619 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28614128

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Added person, role & rank per info in the A/C #41-24571 Description.
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 25493637.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25493637?search=true