Everett L Isaacson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Brandenburg in B-17 'Dozy Doats' #42-97079. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97079) nicknamed "Dozy Doats" of the 548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group drops over France. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14/7/44. 'Dozy Doats', 548 BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '55276 AC - Vital supplies are parachuted to waiting Maquis, as an 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress reaches its drop zone over the French countryside. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dozy Doats
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 October 1944

Born

North, South Carolina, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 October 1944

Revisions

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Changed a miss labeled POW event to a KIA event.

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

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Drew Peterson, Nephew

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4880 / MACR 9521 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database