Frederic B Ward
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
From his Nephew William Boyd Ward
Object Number - UPL 50899 - Frederic B Ward
Shot down 17 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30365 'Rum Boogie'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rum Boogie IV
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
Cromer, Norfolk | 17 October 1943 | |
| Florida |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added Frederic B Ward's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
Corrected first name from 'Fred' to 'Frederic'.
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/ward%3Dfredric
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295322/fredric-b-ward
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1019; Snetterton Falcons pg 76
