Chester V Beres

Military

Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #425895. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5895

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Souse Familly
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 July 1943

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:10
ContributorAAM
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