Eugene Martin Creagh

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Pilot of B-17G 42-102696, acting as wireless relay for Aphrodite mission to V1 missile site at Wizernes, France. 4-8-1944.

Killed in Action (KIA) 12 September 1944 in B-17G 42-107085 'Little Chum'

AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102696

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Midge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-107085

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Chum
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

515

  • Date: 4 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

4 August 1944 Pilot of B-17G 42-102696, acting as wireless relay for Aphrodite mission to V1 missile site at Wizernes, France. 4-8-1944.

Died

12 September 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) 12 September 1944 in B-17G 42-107085 'Little Chum'.

Born

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial.
Connecticut, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Creagh&GSfn=Eugen…;

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

ABMC;/ MACR 8908 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database