Frank Robert Peichoto
MilitaryAssigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7092
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31090487 / O-691465
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crown Landing, California | 11 February 1922 | Son Joseph F Peichoto. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 26 February 1943 | Sacramento, California |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Vollenhove, Netherland | 29 June 1944 | Shot down by flak and crashed at Diek on 29-Jun-44 in B-24 42-51095. Evaded (EVD) MACR 7092 |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Netherlands | 29 June 1944 - 12 September 1944 | Evaded capture with aid of Dutch resistance. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cottonwood, CA | 23 February 2006 | |
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Buried |
Northern California Veterans Cemetery, Igo, Shasta County, CA | 25 February 2006 | Northern California Veterans Cemetery Igo, Shasta County, CA |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | 29 June 1944 | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/78685082-frank-peichoto
https://www.fold3.com/record/90986131-frank-peichoto
https://www.fold3.com/record/622964830-frank-peichoto-1922
https://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65944244/frank-robert-peichoto
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7092 & http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm">http://www.458bg.com/crewarmour.htm>