Nelson George Sanschagrin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Mid air collision 31 August 1943 in B-17 42-29826 'Eager Beaver'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Buster Peek

Buster Peek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057370 / O-725524
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-24484

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Egg
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

42-29816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pawtucket, Rhode Island 5 February 1920 Born   Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Died

31 August 1943

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshir Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshir

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/657847907

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294054/nelson-g-sanschagrin

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 671 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database