Fred W Yuvan
MilitaryAssigned to 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frascati 8-Sep-43 in B-17 42-5147; hit by flak in left wing, starting fire, exploded after going into dive. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 720
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old ironsides
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Depue, Illinois | 5 February 1921 | Born Depue, Illinois |
Died |
8 September 1943 | ||
Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy | 1 January 1946 | Interred Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy |
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