Oriell Mitcham
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 85th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Engle Field
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bernice, Louisiana | 6 June 1917 | |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 16 October 1940 | 510 Wale Street Worked for Atlas Pipeline Corp. | |
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Died |
Sciacca, Sicily | 4 July 1943 | Damaged by flak setting the #1 engine on fire, the aircraft appreared to have been finished off by enemy fighters. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map Plot SECTION E SITE 117 |