Samuel Kyran Moore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26813.jpeg UPL 26813 Crew of the 550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, 16 September 1943. (Nan B)
Standing:
S/Sgt Lubinsky
T/Sgt Cream [Crean]
S/Sgt Moore
S/Sgt Lyman
S/Sgt Wilkenson [Wilkinson]
T/Sgt Homolka
Kneeling:
2/Lt Kemp
2/Lt Stragand
2/Lt Barger
1/Lt Jennings

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Object Number - UPL 26813 - Crew of the 550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, 16 September 1943. (Nan B) Standing: S/Sgt Lubinsky T/Sgt Cream [Crean] S/Sgt Moore S/Sgt...

Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30168 'Slo Jo'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slo Jo". Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230168.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Sgt. Joseph J. Ferlazzo, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Arthur Barker, Keokse, Va., with the Fortress "Slo Joe", which is the ship of 1/Lt. Novo J. Maryonovich, Gary, Indiana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 26.' Censo

42-30168

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slo Jo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

42-3355

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nan B
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskegon, MI, USA 19 December 1921

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI, USA 26 September 1942

Died

Germany 11 December 1943 Killed in Action (KIA)

Buried

Plot B Row 14 Grave 13 Findagrave.com 56359930

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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birth per MACR 1666

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photo on media UPL 26813

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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