Paul R Moore
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 60758
UPL 60758
Paul R. Moore, Sgt., 751st BS, 457th BG
Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.
Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 #42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH
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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: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803813
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 14 September 1942 | |
Died |
25 miles off Ostend, Belgium | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 #42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296. |
Born |
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 5296 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5296 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database