Floyd Hubble Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Floyd Hubble Jr was Right Waist Gunner on board B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki", shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Missing Air Crew Report MACR #3035. Killed in Action (KIA).

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35327696
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672793
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39182309
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063805 / O-733702
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in action (KIA)

Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France 4 July 1943 Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495

Born

Michigan, United States The son of Floyd Hubble Sr

Born

Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan

Buried

Or Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, France Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot I Row 25 Grave 32

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 3035
ABMC website

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 4495;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=h...;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4842

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 4495 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database