Buford A Balay

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media-46968.jpeg UPL 46968 Lt Spencer & Crew
493rd BG 863rd BS 493rd Bomb Group collection

493rd BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 46968 - Lt Spencer & Crew 493rd BG 863rd BS

Shot down 12 September 1944 in B-17 #43-38295, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38295

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Douglas, Arizona, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; MACR 8867, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 8867 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 46968 - Lt Spencer & Crew 493rd BG 863rd BS