Blake A Treece Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Gelnannes in B-17 Chow Hound #4231367. Body found by U. S. team in 2004 and identified in 2006. Body returned to family and will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chow-Hound
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
8 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Marshall, Arkansas |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
MACR 8079 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8079