43-38369 Checkerboard Fort
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Object Number - UPL 41510 - The bullet-riddled Checkerboard Fort, photographed in 1945 in the place where it crashed, east of the Czech village of Cement. (Karel Foud)
Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/44; Kearney 4/8/44; Dow Fd 10/8/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-D] Podington 21/8/44; 325BS [NV-U]; Missing in Action Pilsen, Czecho. 25/4/45 with Lew Fisher, Rudy Kochevar, Bill Hesley, Warren Ives, Sam Schwartz, Chris Chrest (6 Killed in Action); Neal Modert, Jerome Weznerowicz (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Pilsen; Missing Air Crew Report 14222. CHECKERBOARD FORT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36783006
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19178101
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36812699
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 April 1945 |