David D Dowis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 24 August 1944 Crashed near Prague in B-17 'Belle of the Brawl' #42-107202



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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the brawl
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles County, California, USA 17 May 1918

Died

24 August 1944

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 August 1944

Revisions

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Added birth date and cemetery info per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56357934.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ABMC MACR 8287 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8287 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database