George William Epperson
Military
UPL 81238
UPL 81238
"Capt. John V. Cyrus and crew of the 410th Bomb Group pose behind a Douglas A-20 "Havoc" at a 9th Air Force base in England."L-R: Capt John V Cyrus, Lt George W Epperson, Lt Charles D Rushmore, Sgt Robert A Fowle.
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Object Number - UPL 81238 - "Capt. John V. Cyrus and crew of the 410th Bomb Group pose behind a Douglas A-20 "Havoc" at a 9th Air Force base in England." L-R: Capt John V...
Assigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Coullomiers, France in A-20 43-22060 2-Jan-45; hit by flak, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11518
Awards: DFC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Terre Haute, IN | 20 September 1921 | Son of Clarence Epperson. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 1 September 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Baled out POW |
Coullomiers, France | 2 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Coullomiers, France in A-20 43-22060 2-Jan-45; hit by flak, baled out POW MACR 11518 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 2 January 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
6 September 1984 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL | 9 September 1984 | Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama |
| Terre Haute, IN | |||
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Based |
Birch | 2 January 1945 | Assigned to 645BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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