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Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed at Malmmedy in B-24 'Sunshine Rose' #44-40323, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

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

People

Willard Milton Fager

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19066676
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

44-40323

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sunshine Rose
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 August 1944

Born

Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 7 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database