Victor Paul Vlahovich
Military
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UPL 40230
1Lt Victor Paul Vlahovich, Pilot on B17G 42-102429, 483rd Bomber Group... Michael was "Killed In Action" over the Ploesti Oil Complex, Romania during the war when his B17 was shot down by enemy flak.
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Victor served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17 42-102429, 840th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He enlisted in the Army on 2-Jul-40, prior to the war, at Fort Douglas, Utah. Victor was "Killed In Action" over the Ploesti Oil Complex, Romania during the war when his B-17 was shot down by enemy flak. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
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- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
12 July 1940 | Enlisted Fort Douglas Utah | |
Died |
15 July 1944 | Died Ploesti, Romania | |
Buried |
1 January 1948 | Interred Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy | |
Born |
Born Illinois |
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