Henry F Colt Jr
Military
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UPL 31131
42-102645 pictured at top of this photo.
From my family records (Grandmother). Happy to provide full set of photos and documents 1-678-906-6166 John Clarke
Evaded (EVD). Shot down by fighters on 9 Aug 1944 and crashed at Zegelsem (Segelsen) in B-17 42-102645.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11068627 and T-061894
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Zegelsem, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Evaded Capture |
9 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Brookline, Massachusetts |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8067;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- 305th Bomb Group Roster ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8067