Rudy Kochevar

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41531.jpeg UPL 41531 Cropped from 1948 press on repatriation and burial Rudy Kochevar

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Object Number - UPL 41531 - Cropped from 1948 press on repatriation and burial

Crashed near Pilsen in B-17 #43-38369. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38369

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Checkerboard Fort
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Aspen, Colorado 29 April 1922 29 APR 1922 Aspen, Colorado

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25 April 1945

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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MACR 14222 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Rudy Kochevar: Gallery (8 items)

Object number: UPL 41510 - The bullet-riddled Checkerboard Fort, photographed...

Object number: UPL 41519 - Crew of Checkerboard Fort, which Dellinger also...

Object number: UPL 41528 - Utah state military record (index card) for Rudy...

Object number: UPL 41529 - 1945 Utah press obit with bio information

Object number: UPL 41531 - Cropped from 1948 press on repatriation and burial

Object number: UPL 41532 - 1948 press on repatriation and burial of Rudy...

Object number: UPL 41547 - Memorial to B-17 43-38369 U.S. Air Force Crew -...

Object number: UPL 41559 - Zoom on Czech memorial to B-17G crew at Ceminy...