Charles Vevier

Military

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

William F Smithdeal

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102675

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA 15 June 1924 Son of Max and Sarah Vevier.

Other

Force landed POW

Belgium 11 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, POW MACR 8900

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Tenafly, NJ 9 November 1995

Based

Evaded (EVD)

Kimbolton 11 September 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to "Evaded (EVD)" per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database