Douglas Edward Webb
MilitaryAssigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-17 42-29821 'Argonaut' 7-Jan-44; encountered extreme prop wash and turbulence after entering an overcast and control was lost and crashed near Moulton, England. Killed in Action (KIA) No MACR
Awards: PH.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742269
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Argonaut : Vox Pop II
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, CA | 3 October 1920 | Son of Roy Giveans Webb. Husband of Doris Bevee Webb. |
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Enlisted |
17 June 1942 | ||
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Died |
7 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 8 January 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery | Re-Interred Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California | |
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Based |
Polebrook | 7 January 1944 | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-29821 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Sources
8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia