15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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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.
Service
Units served with
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2nd Bomb Group
Group
Served on antisubmarine duty for several months after the U.S. entered World War II. In October 1942 was re-designated as 2d Bombardment Group (Heavy) and earmarked for combat. The group was transferred on paper to Geiger Field, Washington, where it... -
49th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-24571 'Indianapolis War Bird'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 323BS/91BG Bangor 14/9/42; West Palm Beach 24/11/42; transferred MTO 97BG Biskra, Alg. 1/43; 49BS/2BG 14/11/3; Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Missing in Action Steyr, Aus. 24/2/44 with Harry Meyer, Co-pilot: Ralph Sneedon, Navigator: John McTeague,...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 12 August 1922 | |
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Son of Julius and Flora (Webb) Digh |
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| Died | Austria | 24 February 1944 |
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aged 21 |
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| Buried | near Moosbach, Austria | 24 February 1944 |
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Originally buried in forest near Moosbach, Austria |
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| Buried | Morganton, North Carolina, USA | |
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re-interred after the war in Forest Hill Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 October 2020 19:49:04 | jmoore43 | Changes to service number |
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Added S/N per MACR 2619 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28614128 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 May 2020 21:32:42 | jmoore43 | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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Added person, role & rank per info in the A/C #41-24571 Description. |
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