Emmett Montrose Avery Jr

Military

Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Waco CG-4A glider 42-77382 Chalk No. 45, re-supply mission to Bastogne. Prisoner of War (POW). 27-Dec-44. MACR 11180.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Richmond, VA, USA 7 May 1915 Son of Emmett M Avery, Sr and Helen P Avery.

Enlisted

Fort Lee, VA, USA 2 April 1942 Camp Lee, Virginia

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

3 miles SW Bastogne, Belgium 27 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) glider re-supply mission to Bastogne. POW. 27-Dec-44. MACR 11180.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 27 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Henrico County, Virginia, USA 19 March 1999

Buried

Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Richmond City VA 23 March 1999 Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USA

Based

Upottery 27 December 1944 Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

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Adjusted punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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339th Troop Carrier Group and 94th Troop Carrier Squadron we’re incorrect entries, they have been changed to 440th Troop Carrier Group and 95th Troop Carrier Squadron. Below are links to the mission and link to the image of the missions formation.

http://airbornetroopcarrier.com/27decemberglidermissionbastogne.html

http://airbornetroopcarrier.com/27decemberglidermissionbastogneformatio…

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Chalk #20 was an incorrect entry, this has been corrected to Chalk #45

http://www.ww2gp.org/50BastogneGliderPilots.php

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Emmett M. Avery IV, grandson