Ervin M Celichowski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26519.jpeg UPL 26519 Lt Peter F Cureton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace". England, 14 Oct. 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 26519 - Lt Peter F Cureton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace". England, 14 Oct. 1944. NARA Ref...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 360BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Merseburg in B-17 43-38705. Crashed near Leipzig, baled out successfully killed subsequently by civilians Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11199.



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Peter Franklin Cureton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-395681
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

43-38705

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

720

  • Date: 21 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 5 February 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 29 July 1944 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Leipzig, Germany 21 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Merseburg in B-17 43-38705. Crashed near Leipzig, baled out successfully killed subsequently by civilians KIA. MACR 11199.
South Bend, Indiana, USA

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold France

Based

Molesworth 21 November 1944 Transferred to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF

Born

St Joseph County, IN, USA Son of Constance M Celichowski.

Buried

South Bend, IN, USA Memorialised Saint Joseph Cemetery South Bend Indiana

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