Gerald W Shaffer
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17 Crash Wagon III (#42-31762) hit by flak, crashed at Boisemont 12 Jun 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Junior, Crash Wagon III
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
12 June 1944 | ||
Born |
Cochranton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 12 June 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5628 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database