Vernon Moore Palmer
Military
Object Number - UPL 73055 - S/Sgt Vernon M Palmer
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew #61 ( McLott ). Flew aboard B-17 42-30499 'My Princess'. 30 x missions. ETD
Mission List: Brunswick, Wilhelmshaven, Frankfurt, Caen, Leipzig, Schweinfurt, Erkner, Berlin, Erkner, Berlin, Munster, Frankfurt, Watten, Tours, Brunswick, Arminswalde, Kassel, La Galcerie, Hamm, Erding, Berlin, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Merseburg, Kiel, Berlin, Metz, Ludwigshafen, Caen, Paris.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36118992 / O-802213
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 December 1922 | BornMellette, South Dakota | |
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Enlisted |
23 October 1942 | EnlistedLos Angeles, California | |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
30 August 1985 | ||
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Buried |
2 September 1985 | InterredHappy Homestead CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, California |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
