Vladimir Kovalchick
MilitaryB-24 'Squat 'N Droppit' #41-28710 shot down by flak and fighters, crashed near Bonnehain 12 June 1944, Prisoner of War (POW). Taken to Rennes Prison Camp. Transferred to Chartreuse Musical University. Sent to German prison camp via Paris and then on to Frankfurt, Germany. Traveled by boxcar to Stalag Luft #4 near Polish border. February 1945, traveled by foot 53 days to Northern Germany near the Baltic, down to Hanover. Rescued by British forces in Hanover. Then sent to Brussels, Belguim. Traveled by convoy to Le Havre, France. Traveled back to America by boat.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Squat N Droppit
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Honorable Discharge |
Lockbourne, OH 43137, USA | POW June 12 1944 - April 1945. Discharged from Lockborne AFB, Ohio | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
http://www.absa3945.com/12%20juin%2044/446%20BG/41-28710.html and autobiography
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5803 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database