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2LT Boyd Willis Ebel

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2LT Boyd Willis Ebel Veteran

Birth
Nebraska, USA
Death
25 Oct 1944 (aged 22–23)
China
Burial
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4003533, Longitude: -91.4026133
Plot
SECTION D SITE 79
Memorial ID
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Second Lieutenant Ebel was killed in the crash
of U.S. Army Air Corps B-29 Superfortress
#42-24504 "Gunga Din."

The bomber crashed approximately one minute
after take off from Cheng-tu, China.
All crew members were KIA and 42-24504 was
a total loss. He was the Flight Engineer.
Takeoff was at night so to arrive over Omura,
Japan in the early hours of daylight.
Second Lieutenant Ebel was killed in the crash
of U.S. Army Air Corps B-29 Superfortress
#42-24504 "Gunga Din."

The bomber crashed approximately one minute
after take off from Cheng-tu, China.
All crew members were KIA and 42-24504 was
a total loss. He was the Flight Engineer.
Takeoff was at night so to arrive over Omura,
Japan in the early hours of daylight.

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2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II



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