Melvin H Graper

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21496.jpeg UPL 21496 Melvin Graper - Ames, 392nd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21496 - Melvin Graper - Ames, 392nd BG, KIA

Shot down by flak and crashed at Michaelbach in B-24 42-95027 Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95027

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

France 23 June 1944

Born

Ames, Iowa, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21496 - Melvin Graper - Ames, 392nd BG, KIA