Henry E Pruett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Involved in a mid-air collision with a B-17 from the 94th BG over the German coast NW of Hamburg after a mission to Berlin was recalled on 3 Mar 3 1944 in B-17G#42-31112 'Paper Doll'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 March 1944

Born

Anniston, Alabama, USA

Buried

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 3 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2887 / MACR 2887, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database