Elbert V Everett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed at Okoven in B-17 'Lady Fortune' #42-97858, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97858

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Fortune : Carmen's Folly
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		10 January 1945
Born	Hopkins, Minnesota, USA
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	10 January 1945

Event

Location

Date

Description

Died

10 January 1945

Born

Hopkins, Minnesota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany

10 January 1945

Revisions

Date24 May 2021 20:52:53

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:47

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11743 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database