Fred J Reith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 30675 - 2nd Lt Fred J. Reith - 26 Novembre 1943 (from official USAAF photo)
Killed in Action (KIA) in plane #42-31441. Mid-air collision after T/O.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37230311
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17020821 at enlistment, then O-682882
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11118382
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12142518
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York, United States | 11 August 1941 | |
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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 |
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Born |
New York State | ||
| Queens County, New York, United States | |||
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Buried |
Fred Reith rests at Plot B, Row 2, Grave 17 |
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8th AF losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia