Fred J Reith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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2nd Lt Fred J. Reith - 26 Novembre 1943 (from official USAAF photo)
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Killed in Action (KIA) in plane #42-31441. Mid-air collision after T/O.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20273063
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14126466
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14043208 at enlistment, then O-802529
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38211532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11008973 at enlistment, then O-809569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York, United States | 11 August 1941 | |
Died |
Catworth, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom | 5 January 1944 | in the loss of B-17 Serial 42-31441 after a mid-air collision with 42-37887 of the 379th BG |
Born |
New York State | ||
Queens County, New York, United States | |||
Buried |
Fred Reith rests at Plot B, Row 2, Grave 17 |
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Sources
8th AF losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia