Binford Douglas

Monuments

B-17 (42-30264) 'Dorsal Queen' and B-17 'Raunchy Wolf' (42-3290) Plaque

Name:

Douglas Binford

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

38052268

Unit:

551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-10-26

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

1177

Decoration:

Comments:

Douglas Binford was born on January 18, 1918 in Montgomery County, Texas. He was the son of William Lallas Binford and Della Charlotte Heaton Binford. He resided in Montgomery County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 18, 1941 prior to the war. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.

Douglas served as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17 "Raunchy Wolf" #42-3290, 551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. His plane, while on a return mission from Reims, France, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-30264 "Dorsal Queen." They crashed at Tillingham Hall Farm, Bulphan, England. The entire crews of both B-17's were killed except Ssgt John J. Adams of the Dorsal Queen who was the only survivor.

SSGT Binford is now buried in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, together in the same grave with 1LT Coomes, TSGT McMillan, SSGT Shepherd , and 2LT Wilson.

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