Honor Guilford Windes

Military
media-32170.jpeg UPL 32170 "Lt Windes wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross. 351st Bomb Group England, 21-May-44."

Object Number - UPL 32170 - "Lt Windes wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross. 351st Bomb Group England, 21-May-44."

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x missions. Wounded on 9-Apr-44 mission. Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 5332.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x battle star).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802452
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chatterbox
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tempe, AZ 31 October 1921 b
West Lafayette, IN 16 February 1942 141 Sheetz Street Student at Purdue University

Enlisted

Lafayette, IN, USA 20 April 1942 Lafayette, Indiana

Other

Interned

Switzerland 27 August 1944 Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT). MACR 5332.

Died

Phoenix, AZ, USA

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Removed redundant info from bio

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Amended spelling of middle name & added nickname as per information provided by John Landers, relative of Honor Guilford Windes

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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