Honor Guilford Windes
MilitaryAssigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x missions. Wounded on 9-Apr-44 mission. Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 5332.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x battle star).
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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: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802452
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chatterbox
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Tempe, AZ | 31 October 1921 | b |
West Lafayette, IN | 16 February 1942 | 141 Sheetz Street Student at Purdue University | |
Enlisted |
Lafayette, IN, USA | 20 April 1942 | Lafayette, Indiana |
Other Interned |
Switzerland | 27 August 1944 | Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT). MACR 5332. |
Died |
Phoenix, AZ, USA |
Revisions
Amended spelling of middle name & added nickname as per information provided by John Landers, relative of Honor Guilford Windes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database