Forrest Dixie Shaw

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 62494 - 2nd Lt Forrest D. Shaw

Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Warsaw in B-17 'I'll Be Seeing You' 43-38175

 

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Francis Edward Akins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38175

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ill be seeing you
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Exeter, New Hampshire 1 March 1917 Born Exeter, New Hampshire

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Łomianki, Poland 18 September 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) Łomianki, Poland

Buried

Exeter Cemetery Exeter, New Hampshire 1 January 1948 Interred Exeter Cemetery Exeter, New Hampshire

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 62494 - 2nd Lt Forrest D. Shaw