Bernard Philip Duffin
MilitaryAssigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 442nd Troop Carrier Group 305th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31255541 / O-696531
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Lady Eve
- Unit: 442nd Troop Carrier Group 305th Troop Carrier Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, TX | 9 December 1923 | Son of Bernard Patrick Duffin. |
Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 10 December 1942 | San Antonio, Texas |
Died |
Sivry-Rance, Belgium | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 |
Buried |
Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 11 Grave 52 |
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