Wayne W Church
MilitaryAssigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne attacked by Me109's, hit in the tail area, causing severe damage to flight control surfaces. Baled out of spinning A/C Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11403.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Duffy Hot Garters #2
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
31 March 1921 | Son of Kenneth Trou and Leone A [Meronde] Church. | |
Enlisted |
17 December 1941 | ||
Other Shot down |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne attacked by Me109's, hit in the tail area, causing severe damage to flight control surfaces. Baled out of spinning A/C POW. MACR 11403. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
Died |
9 November 1986 | ||
Born |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Saint Stanislaus Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA |