Joseph Evanovich
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768507
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA | 30 May 1923 | Son of Milo and Zora Evanovich. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 30 September 1941 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Wiesbaden, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Framlingham | 14 February 1945 | Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Plot J Row 17 Grave 19 |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298550/joseph-evanovich
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database