David Anthony Michelson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 26704
The Michelson Crew
(Not in this particular order)
Standing:
David Michelson, John P. Shaw, Jr., Donald Boyd, Mevin Weiss
Kneeling:
William Hovanec, Duncun Patterson (2nd in from the left), Enoch Wooten, Jack Jones, Arnold Marinoff
(Not in this particular order)
Standing:
David Michelson, John P. Shaw, Jr., Donald Boyd, Mevin Weiss
Kneeling:
William Hovanec, Duncun Patterson (2nd in from the left), Enoch Wooten, Jack Jones, Arnold Marinoff
Identity of Duncan Patterson is verified by family (a niece from his surviving sister Elizabeth Patterson who passed on after him)
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-695572
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 34604500
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
18 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Daytona Beach, Florida |
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Combat Chronology, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia