Pete Re

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA at Gustausborg in B-17 #44-8489 Wing's lead plane, piloted by Capt Merlin "Gary" Miller and carried the 339th commander Lt. Col. Melvin Buckner as command pilot and miller's old comrade, Warren Berg was functioning as Lead Navigator.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 January 1945

Born

Dowell, Illinois

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Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11570; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194, 222, 226