Eugene Andrews Viehman
MilitaryAssigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Rosenheim in B-17 43-38646 18-Apr-45; crashed near Krallsheim Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14175
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36297377
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36946831
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11071861
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-780441
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Orlando, FL | 2 October 1920 | Son of John Merle and Mary Fern [Johnson] Viehman. |
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Enlisted |
22 January 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Enlisted |
6 September 1946 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
19 March 1965 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Greeley, CO | 14 March 2007 | |
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Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO | 17 March 2007 | Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 18 April 1945 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/29036572
https://www.fold3.com/image/607143871
https://www.fold3.com/record/31245796/eugene-a-viehman-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84036637/eugene-a-viehman-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/625545503/eugene-viehman-1920-veterans-aff…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=278
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23741215/eugene-a-viehman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14175 / MACR 14175, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=278 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database