Bevan Wilson Colby Jr

Military

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gilze-Rijen in B-17 42-5392 'Stric Nine' 19-Aug-43; shot down, ditched North Sea, off Hoek van Holland. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 285



Awards: PH.



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18071114 / O-738242
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stric Nine, City of Albuquerque
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York 7 August 1919 Son of Bevan W. Sr and Dorothy N. [Linson] Colby.

Enlisted

Providence, RI 16 March 1942 Providence, Rhode Island

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery 19 August 1943 Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot M Row 13 Grave 17

Died

Off Hook of Holland 19 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Gilze-Rijen in B-17 42-5392 'Stric Nine' 19-Aug-43; shot down, ditched North Sea, off Hoek van Holland. KIA MACR 285

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 19 August 1943 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 285.

Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.abmc.gov
http://www.303rdbg.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 285 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database