Vincent Edgar Bahl
MilitaryAssigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted in USAF, serving in Korean conflict.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754449 and 36312545 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leading Lady
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dubuque, Ia | 3 July 1917 | Son of George Washington and Mary C [Heinz] Bahl. |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, Aviation Cadet Center, TX | 2 February 1943 | San Antonio, Aviation Cadet Center, TX |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
26 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
12 July 1949 | Re-Enlisted | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 March 1953 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cascade, IA | 11 May 1982 | |
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Buried |
Saint Martins Cemetery, Cascade, IA | 15 May 1982 | Saint Martins Cemetery Cascade, Dubuque County, IA |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
Public Facebook group: 94th Bomb Group
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Son