Darrel D Bachman
MilitaryAssigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 12 missions. 1 x damaged [air], 1 x destroyed [ground],1 x damaged [ground]. EOW.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 4 August 1924 | Son of Harvey and Ethel Bachman. |
Enlisted |
Rochester, NY, USA | 15 December 1942 | Rochester, New York |
Based |
Wormingford | 23 March 1945 - 5 June 1945 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Brunnthal, Germany | 9 April 1945 | Me262 destroyed [Ground] Munich-Brunnthal. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Brunnthal, Germany | 9 April 1945 | He111 damaged [Ground] Munich-Brunnthal. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Calvörde, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Me262 damaged [Air]Calvörde. |
Other Promoted |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 6 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Crashed |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 5 June 1945 | Landing Accident Wormingford/Sta 159 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Darrel D Bachman, 5-Jun-45. 38FS 55FG 8AF |
Died |
Cumming, GA, USA | 6 May 1998 | |
Other End of War |
Europe |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- WWW.55th.org roster
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