Earl Winfred Lee
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on the return form a mission to the Marshalling Yards at Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7542 'Black Widow'. Plane crashed SE of Albert, FR. KIA.
In MACR 2248 about T/Sgt Earl Lee: Lt Foster Hinton says
“Sgt Lee refused to bale out ahead of me ….”. “He was machined gunned to death by a German fighter pilot. I saw this happen as he was only 300-400 yards from me.”
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095550 / O-678230
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Widow
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 15 October 1942 | |
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Died |
4 February 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | 8 September 1949 | Section 82, Site 111 |
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Born |
Medfield, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 4 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added a connection to the 8th AF and a connection to the 8th AF mission for 4 Feb 1944. Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.
WW II Enlistment records; U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962; Find-A-Grave memorial # 37332341
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2248 / MACR 2248, Losse of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 50 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database