Earl Sullivan Melville

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17F-90-BO 42-30201 'Shedonwanna ? ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30201

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shedonwanna
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 September 1943

Born

Washington, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 September 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated Middle Name & Rank per MACR 3124 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/37110163

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Contributorterveurn
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correct B-17 serial number to correct format

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC; MACR 3124 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3124 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database