David served as a Second Lieutenant on B-17 #42-107172, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
David was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Memmingen, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-807668
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-107172:
Blake, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Combs, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Daufeldt, Mearl E ~ T/Sgt, Iowa
Giard, Robert N ~ 1st Lt, Massachusetts
Grannemann, Olan C ~ S/Sgt, Missouri
Hammontree, Eugene L ~ 2nd Lt, Missouri
Mastalski, Joseph J ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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LIEUT. DAVID G. BLAKE, 15th Air Force pilot, based in Italy, who was reported missing in action on July 18, 1944, only recently was officially declared dead.
He was the husband of Katherine C. Blake of Roland Park, Baltimore. Lieut. Blake, who attended Maryland during the 1940-44 term, had completed 35 missions, held the Air Medal with several clusters
and was awarded the purple heart posthumously.
On his final flight, Lieut. Blake was with a group of 26 bombers assigned to destroy an important airdrome in Memmingen, Germany. On the way to the target the flyers became separated because of bad
weather. Alone the flyers continued their bomb run and ran into a swarm of 200 German fighters and Lieut. Blake's ship was struck by enemy fire.
Lieut. Blake entered the Air Forces in September, 1942, was commissioned in July, 1943, and left for overseas duty in March, 1944.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
David was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Memmingen, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-807668
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-107172:
Blake, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Combs, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Daufeldt, Mearl E ~ T/Sgt, Iowa
Giard, Robert N ~ 1st Lt, Massachusetts
Grannemann, Olan C ~ S/Sgt, Missouri
Hammontree, Eugene L ~ 2nd Lt, Missouri
Mastalski, Joseph J ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LIEUT. DAVID G. BLAKE, 15th Air Force pilot, based in Italy, who was reported missing in action on July 18, 1944, only recently was officially declared dead.
He was the husband of Katherine C. Blake of Roland Park, Baltimore. Lieut. Blake, who attended Maryland during the 1940-44 term, had completed 35 missions, held the Air Medal with several clusters
and was awarded the purple heart posthumously.
On his final flight, Lieut. Blake was with a group of 26 bombers assigned to destroy an important airdrome in Memmingen, Germany. On the way to the target the flyers became separated because of bad
weather. Alone the flyers continued their bomb run and ran into a swarm of 200 German fighters and Lieut. Blake's ship was struck by enemy fire.
Lieut. Blake entered the Air Forces in September, 1942, was commissioned in July, 1943, and left for overseas duty in March, 1944.
David served as a Second Lieutenant on B-17 #42-107172, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
David was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Memmingen, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-807668
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-107172:
Blake, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Combs, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Daufeldt, Mearl E ~ T/Sgt, Iowa
Giard, Robert N ~ 1st Lt, Massachusetts
Grannemann, Olan C ~ S/Sgt, Missouri
Hammontree, Eugene L ~ 2nd Lt, Missouri
Mastalski, Joseph J ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LIEUT. DAVID G. BLAKE, 15th Air Force pilot, based in Italy, who was reported missing in action on July 18, 1944, only recently was officially declared dead.
He was the husband of Katherine C. Blake of Roland Park, Baltimore. Lieut. Blake, who attended Maryland during the 1940-44 term, had completed 35 missions, held the Air Medal with several clusters
and was awarded the purple heart posthumously.
On his final flight, Lieut. Blake was with a group of 26 bombers assigned to destroy an important airdrome in Memmingen, Germany. On the way to the target the flyers became separated because of bad
weather. Alone the flyers continued their bomb run and ran into a swarm of 200 German fighters and Lieut. Blake's ship was struck by enemy fire.
Lieut. Blake entered the Air Forces in September, 1942, was commissioned in July, 1943, and left for overseas duty in March, 1944.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
David was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Memmingen, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-807668
( Bio & Family links by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-107172:
Blake, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Combs, Richard F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Daufeldt, Mearl E ~ T/Sgt, Iowa
Giard, Robert N ~ 1st Lt, Massachusetts
Grannemann, Olan C ~ S/Sgt, Missouri
Hammontree, Eugene L ~ 2nd Lt, Missouri
Mastalski, Joseph J ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LIEUT. DAVID G. BLAKE, 15th Air Force pilot, based in Italy, who was reported missing in action on July 18, 1944, only recently was officially declared dead.
He was the husband of Katherine C. Blake of Roland Park, Baltimore. Lieut. Blake, who attended Maryland during the 1940-44 term, had completed 35 missions, held the Air Medal with several clusters
and was awarded the purple heart posthumously.
On his final flight, Lieut. Blake was with a group of 26 bombers assigned to destroy an important airdrome in Memmingen, Germany. On the way to the target the flyers became separated because of bad
weather. Alone the flyers continued their bomb run and ran into a swarm of 200 German fighters and Lieut. Blake's ship was struck by enemy fire.
Lieut. Blake entered the Air Forces in September, 1942, was commissioned in July, 1943, and left for overseas duty in March, 1944.
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