Tate, Joe Davis

1921 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	Tate, Joe Davis
  Born	31 May 1921	Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Feb 1944	(Near) Harbach, Alterkirchen, Rhinelan-Palatinate, Germany
  Buried	Linden Cemetery - Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #103710013
  Person ID	I4500	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Tate, Joseph Oliver (Joe),   b. 28 May 1884, O'Farrell, Cass County, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1965, Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Jones, Matilda Hattie,   b. 23 Nov 1890, Cass County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 May 1926, Cass County, Texas, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1915	Cass County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F1990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   TX S/Sgt 301 AAF Bomb GP WWII AN & 8 OLC-PH Killed in Action On a bombing mission 25 February 1944, B-17G #42-31664 departed from the air base at Foggia, Italy to a target at Regensburg, Germany. Weather was clear that day with unlimited visibility. The ship encountered enemy aircraft and was seen to break apart in the air. The plane crashed near Haarbach, south of Landshut, Germany. Several were able to bail out, however, they were captured and taken prisoner. Six men were killed from this ship including SSgt Joe D Tate, 17010267, Tail Gunner, from Linden/Cass Co TX, KIA On this same day, six B-17s and two German twin-engined fighters crashed in the vicinity, and 58 US Airmen were either killed or taken prisoner. Additional information is available via air crash researcher Daniel in the vicinity of Landshut.