Dwayne Harold Cary
Military ROLL OF HONOURUSAAF Photo
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Parchim in B-17 42-97071 'Candys Dandy' 7-Apr-45; fighter collided with plane near Hannover. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15327
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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13081857 / O-812544
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Andy's Dandys
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 April 1924 | Son of William Abraham and Grace Virginia [Atkins] Cary. | |
Died |
7 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Parchim in B-17 42-97071 'Candys Dandy' 7-Apr-45; fighter collided with plane near Hannover. KIA MACR 15327 | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
7 April 1945 | Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B Row 13 Grave 10 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13718 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database