Voorhis H Day

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by German fighters in P-47C 41-7991 while providing escort to the withdrawl of B-17s that had attacked Schweinfurt, Germany. The aircraft crashed at Warsage, Belgium and 1LT Day was Killed in Action (KIA). Last seen chasing 2 ME110s



DFC, AM w/ 2Oak Leaf Cluster, PH

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Idaho Spud
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Buried

Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 36, Grave 8

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Warsage, 4608 Dalhem, Belgium 17 August 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 18-May-2015. Added decorations, rank and burial location per American Battle Monumnet Commission (ABMC) records; Edited Biography Summary based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 264.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 264 / MACR 264, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 248, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list