Henry J Patterson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #426037. Crashed near Royan. Patterson's body was never recovered and he is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Rhone American Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12053945 and O-676080
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Pennsylvania, USA | 4 November 1942 | |
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
17200 Royan, France | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Removed following information from Biography field:
'Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4237820. Killed in Action (KIA).'
Replaced with:
'Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #426037. Killed in Action (KIA).'
See each aircraft record for crew listing.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1755
See also:
https://www.abmc.gov/node/546830#.Vw0riU32aM8
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
MACR 1775 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database