Erven Albert Chuhran
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS)
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061485 / O-737961
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Qui-nine the bitter dose, miss patricia
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winnie The Pooh, Flak Wolf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cat ONine Tails
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | 12 February 1922 | Son of Frank Joseph Chuhran and Rose Surini. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | 10 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Old Weston, Huntingdon PE28 0QB, UK | 23 October 1943 | B-17 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS) |
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Buried |
24 October 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, MI | Re-interred Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 23 October 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/319084593
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118771501/erven-f-chuhran
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Updated the Born event per info on fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/659312353
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/319084593
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763851?terms=Erven%20Chuhran
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29930&Submit4=Go
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/071.pdf
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/079.pdf
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/072.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118771501/erven-f-chuhran
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia