Gregory F Halford
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8261
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Detroit, MI | 19 January 1920 | Son of Wilfred J and Lucille E Halford. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 29 September 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Died |
Vicinity of Vienna, Austria | 10 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. KIA MACR 8261 |
Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI | Re-Interred Mount Olivet Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, MI Section 17, Lot 151, Space 3 | |
Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |