Carl Herbert Blichmann
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 70662
UPL 70662
Carl H Blichmann
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Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-32082 exploded, broke up, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Passionate Witch II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dubuque, Iowa, USA | 12 March 1920 | |
Died |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 28 March 1944 | |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Lawler, IA, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 28 March 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3488 / MACR 3488, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database