Hubert I Egenes
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared with the American Air Museum by Peter Saunders, one of the founding members of the Friends of Leiston Airfield: http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/
Object Number - UPL 26786 - Lieutenant Colonel Hubert I. Egenes, 357th Fighter Group
Wing of P-51B 43-6794 hit the ground while on a strafing run and crashed N of Melun during a bomber support mission on 28 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Story City, IA 50248, USA | 10 June 1918 | |
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Other Killed in action |
28 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Story City, IA 50248, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry, and correction to first name, to include details from:
- MACR 3451;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.
Additional detail from http://www.findagrave.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3451, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
