Hubert Eustas Graves Jr

Military
Severance crew UPL 65192 UPL 65192 Crew #3246 - Lt Severance and crew
Rear L-R: Paul Kneeland, Fred Ranck, Thomas Klement, D G Daley, Donald Dewey, Chester Brownlee
Front L-R: Dalon Severance, Webb Lee, Hubert Graves, Joseph Kastenholz.
Dalon Irving Severance On

Object Number - UPL 65192 - Crew #3246 - Lt Severance and crew Rear L-R: Paul Kneeland, Fred Ranck, Thomas Klement, D G Daley, Donald Dewey, Chester Brownlee Front L-R: Dalon...

Shot down by flak and crashed at Ijsseler on 15-Aug-44 in B-17 'Homesick Angel' 42-107135, Prisoner of War (POW). 

Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Dalon Severance
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16009363 / T-61359 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Badger Beauty
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Badger Beauty
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 September 1919

Enlisted

4 April 1942

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria 15 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag VIIa

Died

1 March 1979

Buried

Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens Chalmette, Louisiana 4 March 1979 InterredSaint Bernard Memorial GardensChalmette, Louisiana

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Corrected middle name spelling

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I am Hubert Graves’ youngest son.

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MACR 7908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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