Vernon Winters
Military ROLL OF HONOURKU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 (NARA)
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters and crashed near Chemnitz-Borna on 20 July 1944 in B-17 "Destiny's Child" #42-31812. MACR 7281. (See note on the Aircraft Biography page)
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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
- Service Numbers: 38539322
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18043858 at enlistment, then O-769095
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31252904
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17120493 at enlistment, then O-717239
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39410240
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destiny's Child
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
11 July 1923 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Enlisted |
20 February 1943 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
20 July 1944 | in the crash of B-17#42-31812, near Chemnitz, Germany | |
Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
Buried |
Initially buried in Germany, Vernon Winters rests at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium, Plot A, Row 16, Grave 1 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
NARA Captured German Records :
German KU 2526 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
ABMC website
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database