Oscar C Hightower

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 14 June 1944 in B-17 #42-31618 which ditched in channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Baby
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

14 June 1944

Buried

Born

Dallas, Tx

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added birth year to Born event and cemetery to Buried event per info from Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56290693.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 5905 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5905