Chester Valentine Beres
Military
Object Number - UPL 61166 - S/Sgt Chester V. Beres
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-5895. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, PH, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730479
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Souse Familly
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lackawanna, New York | 10 July 1922 | Born Lackawanna, New York |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, New York | 10 September 1942 | Enlisted Buffalo, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 26 July 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Orchard Park, New York | 14 April 2011 | Died Orchard Park, New York |
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Buried |
17 April 2011 | Interred |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 191 B / MACR 191B / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
