Herbert G DeVore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Hit by flak on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 15 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39934 'My Achin' Back' exploded and crashed NW of Brunswick after three crewmen baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39934

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My achin’ back!
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 15 March 1944

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Added a connection to A/C #42-39934 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3235, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces