Earl Burton Groves
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-51532 named "Hot Rock".
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16061149 at enlistment, then O-713603
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12176128 at enlistment, then T-125579
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164570
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 September 1920 | Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States | |
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Enlisted |
9 November 1942 | Buffalo, New York | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
27 September 1944 | Wildeck, Germany in the crash of B-24 #42-51532 | |
| Falls Creek, Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | |||
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Buried |
Earl Groves rests at the Beechwoods Cemetery in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
MACR 9572
WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/9034753/earl-burton-groves
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Birsic, MACR 9572, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database