Paul K Seaman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23243
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after take-off for first operational mission on 2 March 1944 in B-24 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747169
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ginny
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Perth Amboy, NJ | 17 May 1921 | Son of George A Seaman. |
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Died |
Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 | Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for first operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA). |
|
Buried |
3 March 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot C Row 3 Grave 60 | |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | 2 March 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF. |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA | Entered service from Massachusetts. Studying at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
Revisions
Surname spelt as 'Seeman' according to following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010
Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 232, Folded Wings of the 458th Bombardment Group p. 9, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
