Voorhis H Day
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State | ||
Buried |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 36, Grave 8 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Warsage, 4608 Dalhem, Belgium | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
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.
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