Orla A Huddleston Jr
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30737 'Ohio Air Force' crashed S of Chalons-sur-Marne, FR after exploding in mid-air. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Nicknames: Ohio Air Force
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
16 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Corning, Arkansas | ||
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3245, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces