Daniel H Cursons

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14250.jpeg UPL 14250 Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk

Photo taken 17 September 2014, Laurie Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 14250 - Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk

Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

452nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses (on left: 'E', serial number 44-6816) drop bombs on their target below. On reverse: Passed By US Army Examiner [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 March 1945 Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.

Buried

Buried in New York

Revisions

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Sources

http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group, Edward Hinrichs, 3rd ed. ©2004

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1999 Unit Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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