Meyles Arthur Sheppard
Military
Object Number - UPL 50621 - Capt Meyles Arthur Sheppard, 379BG
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Hoverkamp crew. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt 29 January 1944. Shot down; crashed Chenogne, near Sibret, 7km SW of Bastogne, Belgium. Evaded (EVD) MACR 2873. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 734. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fsheppama.html
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, American Campaign, Armed Forces Reserve, UN and Korean War Medal.
Post war: Flew 56 missions over Korea. Retired as Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12158157
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11056263
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32449359
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37212529
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA | 11 November 1915 | Son of Edith Sophie Sheppard. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 18 March 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Evaded |
Chenogne, Belgium | 29 January 1944 - 10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt 29-Jan-44; Baled out and evaded. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 August 1962 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Mount Clemens, MI | 3 February 1974 | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia. |
Revisions
MACR 2873
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 734
Personal research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fsheppama.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/28746283
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https://www.fold3.com/record/44018601-meyles-sheppard
https://www.fold3.com/record/84383071-meyles-a-sheppard
https://www.fold3.com/record/628633502-meyles-sheppard-1915
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59773634/meyles-arthur-sheppard
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2873 / MACR 2873, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database