Hudie E Graves
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 30 Sep 1944 in B-17G #43-38154 'Heavenly Body'. While on mission to Bielefeld, GE, had a mid-air with AC # 43-38037 'Liberty Bell' from same squadron. Lost right wing and spun in six miles east of bielefeld. 8Killed in Action (KIA), 1 Prisoner of War (POW).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Springville, Utah, USA | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, O 10 01 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 September 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 9423; Losses of 8thAF, vol4. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9423 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database