World War II
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Service # | 36478227 |
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Unit | 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | Illinois |
Date of Death | August 24 1944 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Tablets of the Missing
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes
Initially listed missing in action, Staff Sergeant Best's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.