Rex Silver
MilitaryShot down 30 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102392. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cool Papa
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
1 May 1944 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4465 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database