Navigator 2nd/Lieutenant Augustus H. Tate,
Hometown: Leflore County, Ms.
Squadron: 66th 44th Bomb Group
Service# O-789528
Awards:
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
Target: anti-submarine patrol
Mission Date: 18-My-42
Serial Number: #41-1117
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Cause:
Crew of 9 KIA
2nd Lieutenant Tate was the Navigator of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-1117, serving with the 44th Bomber Group, 66th Bomber Squadron. He was killed when his bomber crashed after takeoff from Barksdale Army Air Base in Louisiana, while departing for an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Eight other crewmembers also perished:
Lt. Tate Crew
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
2nd/Lt. James R. Everhart Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Augustus Holman Tate Navigator
Sgt. Mansfield Crabtree Bombardier
Sgt. Louis J. Hepler Engineer
Sgt. Arlo V. Werley Radio Op.
Cpl. Stanley C. Andrews from Elba, Genesee County, N.Y.
Cpl. Rudolph McJunkins gunner
Pvt. Herman R. Sanneman Gunner
Navigator 2nd/Lieutenant Augustus H. Tate,
Hometown: Leflore County, Ms.
Squadron: 66th 44th Bomb Group
Service# O-789528
Awards:
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
Target: anti-submarine patrol
Mission Date: 18-My-42
Serial Number: #41-1117
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Cause:
Crew of 9 KIA
2nd Lieutenant Tate was the Navigator of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-1117, serving with the 44th Bomber Group, 66th Bomber Squadron. He was killed when his bomber crashed after takeoff from Barksdale Army Air Base in Louisiana, while departing for an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Eight other crewmembers also perished:
Lt. Tate Crew
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
2nd/Lt. James R. Everhart Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Augustus Holman Tate Navigator
Sgt. Mansfield Crabtree Bombardier
Sgt. Louis J. Hepler Engineer
Sgt. Arlo V. Werley Radio Op.
Cpl. Stanley C. Andrews from Elba, Genesee County, N.Y.
Cpl. Rudolph McJunkins gunner
Pvt. Herman R. Sanneman Gunner
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