Westmoreland Babbage

Military
media-48174.jpeg UPL 48174 2LT Westmoreland Babbage
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
KIA 21 March 1945

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Object Number - UPL 48174 - 2LT Westmoreland Babbage Bombardier/Navigator 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF KIA 21 March 1945

Enlisted in California, and killed in action on 21 March 1945

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, MA 14 April 1922
La Canada, California 30 June 1942 317 San Juan Way

Enlisted

Santa Ana, California 6 March 1943

Died

4 miles NW of Neerpelt, Belgium 21 March 1945 KIA when his A-26C #43-22523 collided with another aircraft.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Plot Plot C Row 14 Grave 12

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Added enlistment and death information from ABMC

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Contributoralanrweb
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from abmc.gov

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American Battle Monument's commission

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