Vernon E Bauerline
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 'Texas Chubby" while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Aircraft attacked by German fighters. Crashed near Eichenberg, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eichenberg, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, blew up in mid-air, and crashed near Eichenberg, Germany. |
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Enlisted |
La Salle, Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 35, Grave 12. | ||
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Born |
Littlestown, PA 17340, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 8184
Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 8184; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database