Vernon H Careins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 17 May 1943 in B-17 #4229745. Killed in Action (KIA).

His name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29745

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pappys Hellions II
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 May 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://abmc.gov/node/539278#.WXcLn02GOM8

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15545