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1LT Bernie Lavoice Scudday

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1LT Bernie Lavoice Scudday

Birth
Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, USA
Death
27 Jun 1944 (aged 25)
Creil, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France
Burial
Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.2582583, Longitude: -101.4702889
Plot
01-033-194
Memorial ID
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Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18075415

Lt. Scudday was assigned to the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bombardment Squadron and was killed in action after his plane was shot down over France during a bombing mission.

Flying in a B-24, #41-29496 (RAM IT-DAMMIT), that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949 hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the pilot.
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18075415

Lt. Scudday was assigned to the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bombardment Squadron and was killed in action after his plane was shot down over France during a bombing mission.

Flying in a B-24, #41-29496 (RAM IT-DAMMIT), that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949 hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the pilot.



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