David A Van Epps

Military
media-13242.jpeg UPL 13242 Capt. David A Van Epps, [Williams Bay, WI]., 334th Fighter Squadron (ex Fleet Air Arm). P-47D 42-8641 QP-I “Great Dane II”. Capt. Van Epps Made dead stick landing in this P-47 on 29 January 44 and became a PoW on 9 April 44 in P-51B 43-6941 QP-T.

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Object Number - UPL 13242 - Capt. David A Van Epps, [Williams Bay, WI]., 334th Fighter Squadron (ex Fleet Air Arm). P-47D 42-8641 QP-I “Great Dane II”. Capt. Van Epps Made...

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Aircraft P-51B 43-6941 sustained flak hits while strafing an airdrome near Osnabruck. Van Epps pulled aircraft up and baled out at 1,000ft. POW. MACR 3749.



Awards: DFC, AM(2 OLC), Bronze Star, POW, WWII Victory, British 1939-45 Star, British Atlantic Star, British War Medal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-L, serial number 42-8641) of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, with its landing gear deployed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'QP-L, 28641. 8AF P-47 S. 4 FG.'

42-8641

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Great Dane II
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

43-6941

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cook County, IL, USA 20 October 1915 Son of Frank M and Pearl G [Corey] Van Epps.

Other

Shot Down / Baled Out

Osnabrück, Germany 9 April 1944 Aircraft P-51B 43-6941 sustained flak hits while strafing an airdrome near Osnabruck. Van Epps pulled aircraft up and baled out at 1,000ft. POW. MACR 3749.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 9 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Geneva, WI, USA 12 October 1975
Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Buried

Walworth County, WI, USA Walworth Center Cemetery Walworth, Walworth County Wisconsin, USA.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=3749
https://www.fold3.com/image/29620109
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Van+Epps&GSfn=Dav…;

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 3749 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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