Belvin J Peters
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo source: Ruth Ann Peters (niece)
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 31303 - SSgt Belvin J Peters... Photo source: Ruth Ann Peters (niece)
Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #42-3111 'Local Girl'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Earlier B-17 #42-2970 'Connecticut Yankee' crash landed in Sussex after crew bailout during 6 September 1943 Stuttgart mission. Returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
24 April 1942 | Place of enlistment CP Forrest, TN. | |
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Died |
27 September 1943 | Buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands | |
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Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 September 1943 |
Revisions
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, date and place of enlistment and awards.
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, date and place of enlistment and awards.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 667 / MACR 667, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 275-6, 292 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
