Elwood W Norr
Military ROLL OF HONOURcrashed near Zeitz in B-17 'Homing Pigeon' #44-6104. The Finding of Death (FOD) was given in 1945, a year and a day after the crash Finally in April of 1946 a report from German records shows Elwood was dead at the scene of the crash and was buried in a local cemetery at Weissenfels North. The body was moved to a temporary grave at the National Cemetery in Belgium and then sent to U. S. for final burial.
Purple Heart, Air Medal
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Homing Pigeon
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
21 November 1944 | ||
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Born |
Marquette, Michigan, USA | ||
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Buried |
Park Cemetery Marquette, Michigan | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10411 / MACR 10411, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2016 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database