Everett Ralph Pickering
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-Pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. Died non Battle (DNB).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15080949 / O-2062099
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Franklin, MI | 1 September 1919 | Son of Ralph G and Ann Janette [Everett] Pickering. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 29 June 1941 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Died |
Langley Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR14, UK | 13 March 1945 | Co-Pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. Died non Battle (DNB). |
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Buried |
14 March 1945 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK. Plot A Row 5 Grave 16 | |
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Other Assigned |
Seething, Norwich, Norfolk NR15, UK | 13 March 1945 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56293371/everett-r-pickering
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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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