B Z Byrd
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10603-C62755AC.
Object Number - UPL 25336 - Capt George P Birdsong and crew of the 323rd Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Delta Rebel'. England,...
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 x missions on B-17 42-5077 'Delta Rebel No. 2'.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14054677 / O-789364
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![The crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-T, serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel No II" at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: ’Reviewed and Passed U.S Army 24 Mar 1943 Press Censor No 21 E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]. 'Passed for publication 24 MAR 1943 INTLD 32 Central Section Press Censorship Bureau' [stamp on appendage]. 'Associated Press' [stamp]. '254760' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORTRESSES DAY RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN The German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attac](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379161.jpg.webp?itok=Nab7DCHZ)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Delta Rebel No. 2
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laurel, Mississippi | 5 July 1919 | Son of Jessie and Mary [Blackledge] Byrd. |
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Died |
Gulfport, MS | 3 October 2004 | Dr. B.Z. Byrd, 85, of Long Beach died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Garden Par Medical Center in Gulfport. A retired Baptist minister, he had served in the U.S. Air Force (ret.) and was a member of Faith Chapel Baptist Church. He was a Mason and a Shriner. Dr. Byrd was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Mary Blackledge Byrd; three brothers; and his son, Mike Byrd. He is survived by his wife, Cammie L. Byrd of Long Beach; his son, Don Ulmer of Long Beach; his daughters, Joyce Rowell of Pass Christian, Barbara Key of Grandberry, Texas and Betty Altom of Long Beach; his brothers, Joe Byrd and Mack Byrd, both of Laurel; his sisters, Lorena Yarbrough, Dot Rustin, Bertha Herrington and Audie Herrington, all of Laurel; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 6 p.m.-9 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home, Ellisville. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Faith Chapel Church with the Revs. David Parker and Dennis Middleton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Masons. Jones Funeral Home, Ellisville, is in charge of arrangements.(aged 85) |
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Buried |
Faith Chapel Church Cemetery Laurel, Jones County, MS | 6 October 2004 | Faith Chapel Church Cemetery Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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No forenames, only initials as per his headstone, etc
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Updated rank and the Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 40783281.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Selesia Byrd (niece)
