COLBY, Bevan W Jr
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COLBY, Bevan W Jr
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| Servicenumber: |
O-797269 |
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| Age: |
Not available |
| Born: |
Not available |
| Hometown: |
Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Family: |
Bevan Colby Sr. (father) |
| Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
| Function: |
Navigator |
| Regiment: |
- |
| Battalion: |
- |
| Division – Transport: |
- |
| Company – Squadron: |
427th Bomber Squadron |
| Unit – Group: |
303rd Bomber Group (Heavy) |
Plane data:
(Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
Serialnumber: 42-5392
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Stric Nine
Destination: Gilze Rijen, The Netherlands
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| Date of death: |
19 august 1943 |
| Status: |
KIA |
| Place of death: |
Crashed into the North Sea |
| Spot: |
Not available |
| Awards: |
Purple Heart |
| Gravenumber: |
Plot M, Row 13, Grave 17 |
| Cemetery: |
American War Cemetery Margraten |
| Biography: |
- |
| Other information: |
B-17 was hit by flak and caught fire. Some of the crew bailed out over the dutch coast(somewhere near Hoek van Holland). |
Source of information: www.303rdbg.com, Michel Beckers
Photo source: Nico Leers
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