Elvin Glen Rankin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 15 August 1943 in B-17 42-30598, Killed in Action.



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30598

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sharon, Pennsylvania 19 April 1924

Other

Killed in action

15 August 1943

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 267; niece