Gene F Ahrens

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 7 April 1945 in A/C #42-31366. Killed in Action (KIA). Crew all KIA.



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31366

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old outhouse - never a dry run, snake eyes.
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 April 1945

Born

Tiffin, Ohio, USA

Buried

Plot D Row 25 Grave 20 Ardennes American Cemetery.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 April 1945

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.

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ContributorCallyBoatwright452ndBGA
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Carolyn Boatwright, 452nd BGA

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 13886 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13886 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database