Floyd Richard Norman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Neustadt in B-17 'Pensy-Belle' #43-37884. Official listing is 'wounded on duty', died of wounds.



Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37884

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pensy-belle
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 November 1944

Born

Winter Haven, Florida

Buried

Revisions

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10325