Virgil L Emerson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21387.jpeg UPL 21387 Virgil Emerson - Cambridge, 96th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21387 - Virgil Emerson - Cambridge, 96th BG, KIA

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230141 'Liberty Bell. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. KIA.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30141

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 July 1943

Born

Cambridge, Iowa

Buried

Nevada, IA 50201, USA

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Burial detail from http://www.findagrave.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 140 / MACR 140; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43, 277 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21387 - Virgil Emerson - Cambridge, 96th BG, KIA