Alwin Max Juchheim Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 33351 - Capt Max Juchheim 78th FG
Flight leader/Ass't OPS officer 83rd FS 78th FG
76 combat missions 237 combat hours
9 air kills + 6 ground kills
POW May 28, 1944 (collision with P-51B) MACR# 5280
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Virginia
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lady Jane
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Grenada, Mississippi, USA | 24 February 1922 | Son of Alwin Max Sr and Jenny [Moore] Juchheim. |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MS | 27 March 1942 | Jackson, Mississippi |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hollland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Mid air collision POW |
Gardelegen, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Mid air collision with P-51B, baled out POW MACR 5280 |
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Based |
Duxford | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-106486 per info in the description section of A/C #42-26016.
Added a connection to the 78th FG mentioned in "Summary biography".
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air ForceMACR 5280
MACR 5280 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
