Meyer Sheff
MilitaryAssigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Flew glider into Bastogne on re-supply mission, ammo and supplies for 101st and 82nd for airborne division. 27-Dec-44 Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 2 March 1918 | Son of Noah and Rani Sheff. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 2 January 1942 | |
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Other Captured on re-supply drop |
Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Flew glider into Bastogne on re-supply mission, ammo and supplies for 101st and 82nd for airborne division. 27-Dec-44 POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 27 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Released USAAF - Hon Discharge |
29 October 1945 | Honourable Discharge, released USAAF 29-Oct-45. | |
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Died |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 15 March 2010 | |
| Brooklyn, NY, USA | |||
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Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
57-80 Cooper Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11386, USA | Mount Carmel Cemetery Glendale Queens County New York, USA |
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