Edward Louis Chevraux
MilitaryDirect hit by flak on the return from a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944 caused B-24J #42-99974 to crash SW of Abbeville, FR after the remaining crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 March 1943 | Was a prisoner of war from March 1944 to May of 1945 when he was liberated by the Russians,he was held in 4 different lufts and was marched from one camp to the next once they marched for 78 days. |
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Born |
Born in Louisville Ohio May 12 1924 and passed away on August 10 2003 in Phoenix Az He married my Mom who he met while stationed in England and they were together till his passing. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3532 / MACR 3532, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database