David Lee York
Military
Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J Bookout, Charles A Piper.
Front L-R: Harry W Casey, Chester Broyles Jr, Perry Wharton.
Object Number - UPL 47498 - B-24 42-7556, 579BS, 392BG, 8th AF. Joe Higgins Jr crew. Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J...
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4494
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065707 / O-797531
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Alcorn, MS | 22 September 1921 | Son of Charles Henry and Susan Louvenia [Eaker] York. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 17 October 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Bale out |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-28676. POW. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
3 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
27 December 1986 | ||
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Buried |
Corinth National Cemetery Corinth, Alcorn County, MS | 30 December 1986 | Corinth National Cemetery Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi |
| Corinth, Mississippi, USA | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3178580/david-l.-york
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
