Mathew J Foley
MilitarySeptember 1943 - April 1944 25 missions, plus one on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Crashed at Shipdham on the return from and operational mission to Brandenburg, GR on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J 42-99980 'E Z Duzit'. RTD.
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 OLC
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18041887
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Banshee IV / E. Z. Duzit
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 7 November 1920 | |
Died |
14 January 2013 | ||
Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Washington Post obit