David W Basehore
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 26740 - David W Basehore of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.
David Basehore served as a pilot with the 509th Bomb Squadron of the 351st Bomb Group, flying missions out of Polebrook. On 30 November 1944, he was flying B-17 42-31384 when he was struck on the head by flak and Killed in Action. He is buried back home in Pennsylvania.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
10 September 1920 | ||
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Died |
30 November 1944 | ||
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Other Entered service from |
Pennsylvania, USA | Exact date not yet known | |
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Buried |
Hanoverdale, PA 17112, USA |
Revisions
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
