Military
On 28 Jan 1944 on landing from an operational mission, B-24H #41-29147 'Sad Sack' landed short of the runway and crashed into a bank along a road. RTD.
Forced to ditch in the North Sea after being hit by flak and/or fighters on the return from an aborted mission to Genshagen on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100288 'Maj. Hoople', Killed in Action (KIA).
Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Originally assigned to 44th Bomb Group, 66th Bomb Squadron; transferred to 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron where it was damaged on landing Bungay, England 29 Jan 1944.
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| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Germany | 6 March 1944 |
| Died | 6 March 1944 | |
| Buried |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 March 2021 22:11:10 | jmoore43 | Changes to service number |
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Added S/N per MACR 2966 at Fold3.com. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 March 2021 21:27:00 | jmoore43 | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Added an association to the A/C #41-29147 listed in the "Summary biography". |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 March 2021 21:26:00 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “crashed” was misspelled. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:08:53 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2966 / MACR 2966, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 68 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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