Paul Kenan Courtad
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52659 - S/Sgt Paul K Courtad, 401BG.
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Bill Trimble crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Prisoner of War (POW) EVD MACR 6001
See the page with full details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fcourtapk.html
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054628 / O-670027
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Breezing Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, USA | 7 March 1921 | Son of Lorin Joseph and Matilda Amanda [Enders] Courtad. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 24 October 1942 | Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Force landed |
Le Pouyau, France | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bordeaux, France | 19 June 1944 - 19 July 1944 | 31 days captivity, Bordeaux Jail. |
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Other Evaded capture EVD |
France | 19 July 1944 - 4 August 1944 | |
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Other |
4 August 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Captured, hospitalised till liberated in Angoulême on 1 Sept 1944. | |
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Other Returned to base |
UK | 3 September 1944 | Returned to UK. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Upper Sandusky, OH | 3 February 2008 | |
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Buried |
Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, OH | 6 February 2008 | Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio |
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Other Basic training |
Atlantic City, NJ | Air Force basic training in Atlantic City, New Jersey. | |
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Other Speciality training |
Seymour Johnson Field, NC | Attended airplane mechanic school at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. | |
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Other Gunnery training |
Fort Myers, FL | Attended gunner school at Ft. Myers, Florida. | |
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Other B-17 crew training |
Geiger Field, Washington, DC | Crewed up at Geiger Field in Washington, DC. | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/35479580/paul-k-courtad-social-security-de…
https://www.fold3.com/record/88869055/paul-k-courtad-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://www.fold3.com/record/702080433/courtad-paul-k-us-wwii-hospital-…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=965
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=13501
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67415029/paul-kenan-courtad
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6001 / MACR 6001, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=965 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
