Dale Merle Avers
Military
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UPL 45257
Leslie A. Lennox Crew
95th BG - 336th BS
Standing Left to Right: Frank S. Marcera (TG), Dale M. Avers (WG), Marion Makarawicz (BTG), Robert A. O'Neal (RO), Chares P. Cappellino (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: David E. Tyrrell (B), George L. Marks (CP), Leslie A. Lennox (P), Paul Tucci (N) 95th Bomb Group collection
95th BG - 336th BS
Standing Left to Right: Frank S. Marcera (TG), Dale M. Avers (WG), Marion Makarawicz (BTG), Robert A. O'Neal (RO), Chares P. Cappellino (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: David E. Tyrrell (B), George L. Marks (CP), Leslie A. Lennox (P), Paul Tucci (N) 95th Bomb Group collection
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822749
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady : Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pretty Baby
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Casino
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: H-A-A-RD LUCK!
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pride of the Century
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 100th Bomb Group
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Davenport, IA | 16 October 1920 | |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 2 August 1944 - 6 January 1945 | |
Died |
Springfield, IL | 20 April 1990 | |
Buried |
Lincoln, IL | 23 April 1990 | Zion Cemetery Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA |
Chicago, IL | 2504 W. Van Buren Street |
Revisions
Contributordecwriter
Changes
Sources
NARA file verified AM with 6 oak leaf clusters. He would have at least one bronze star on the EAME Campaign Medal and more than likely a GCM. Personnel records could verify.
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php