Peter P Chepurko
Military
Taken from family archives and other family contacts
Object Number - UPL 40494 - SSGT Charles Goettling and crew
Flew 30 combat missions from 1/24/44 to 8/8/44 Flew 2 missions on D-Day, Flew on 'Renown and Sky Raider. 21 July 1944 Regensburg mission: lead bomber. All planes showered 140 500 pounders squarely on Chepurko's placement.
DFC; Air Medal, Purple Heart
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Union City, New Jersey | 9 June 1919 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Chepurko; Snetterton Falcons, pg 175
