Eugene W Corbin

Military

Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x missions. Baled out over North Sea on Duren mission when B-17 42-3312 'Sequatchiee' was hit by flak over Tilburg, Holland. Posted MIA. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796096
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress (DI-K, serial number 42-3312) of the 570th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1871-A. Hon. 12-31-43. Aero Repair B-17F. 42-3312."
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sequatchiee
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

North Sea 20 October 1943 Baled out over North Sea on Duren mission when B-17 42-3312 'Sequatchiee' was hit by flak over Tilburg, Holland. Posted MIA. Killed in Action (KIA).

Born

Warren County, MS, USA

Based

Framlingham 20 October 1943 Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery

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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 373, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 510, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia