Hilary H Evers Jr
Military
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UPL 52340
The Hilary Evers crew under their aircraft "Bad Egg"
Hilary Evers on the jeep. Next person to him is Wilfred P Conlon
Hilary Evers on the jeep. Next person to him is Wilfred P Conlon
Updated connection
42-43 and 44-45 served 2 tours.
31 December 1943 returned from mission to Bordeaux in B-17 A/C #41-24484 'The Bad Egg'. Because of the severe damage to the plane, as it touched down on the runway, it ploughed into the jeep. 10 RTD
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Egg
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cincinatti |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, grandson 2009, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingborn p. 71 by Havelaar, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 456