Paul J Kapsar
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 39BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF. Crashed fatally in A-26 41-39101, 16-Sep-46, during an air display at Twin Falls Airport, coming down six miles south west of Twin Falls, Idaho.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carol Dawn
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 28 June 1918 | John J and Bertha H [Demko] Kapsar. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 27 February 1941 | |
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Died |
Magic Valley Regional Airport-TWF, 492 Airport Loop, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA | 16 September 1946 | Crashed fatally 16-Sep-46, during an air display at Twin Falls Airport, coming down 6 miles SW of Twin Falls, Idaho. |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 39BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
10000 Miles Ave, Cleveland, OH 44105, USA | Calvary Cemetery Cleveland Cuyahoga County, OH |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 161. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia