Frederick W West
MilitaryCrashed NW Delouze, FR on an escort mission to Germany on 24 Mar 1944 in P-38J #42-67738 after a collision with another P-38. Evaded (EVD).
He meets 12th may of 1944 (after Toulouse) during Evasion : Robert P Montgomery - Harry Bisher - Milton H Ramsey (82th FS / 78th FG) - Walter Melldrich. They came from Tourcoing by train with a french woman of underground : Mrs Helen Himpe.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis | 1 July 1915 | |
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Other Evaded |
Delouze-Rosières, France | 24 March 1944 - 15 June 1944 | |
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Other Evaded Returned (EVD:R) |
15 June 1944 | ||
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Died End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3385 / MACR 3385, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list