Elton William Buddemeyer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Kopf crew. 4 x combat missions. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-3216 'The Joker', A/C crashed Dilsen, Belgium Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 841





Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17029122 / O-800900
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-D, serial number 42-29557) of the 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group takes off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Gal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Joker
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Owensville, Crawford County, MO 10 July 1920 Son of Walter Conrad and Gladys [Hunter] Buddemeyer.

Died

Dilsen, Belgium 14 October 1943 Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-3216 'The Joker', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 841

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Grafton Underwood 14 October 1943 Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 31 Grave 13

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 327

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 841 / MACR 841, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database