Philip Solomon

Military

Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #42-7601 'Sin Ship'. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2326 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556957

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Richard Franklin Hanson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39193191
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Chester Benedict Hincewicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13116005
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Wade Russell Luce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35515626
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Joseph Pavelka

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738019
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

2 June 1917 New York City, New York

Other

Bailed out

12 April 1944 of 42-7601

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Evaded capture

12 April 1944 After landing in parachute in a field West of Hingeon, near Namur, Belgium, he was helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Belgian Résistance. Sheltered, fed, clothed, transported to the Liège, Belgium, region, from where he was guided to France and then crossed into Switzerland where he arrived on 1 June 1944. Left Switzerland for Annecy, France in September and was flown back from there to England on 29 September 1944.

Died

3 April 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada

Buried

Philip Solomon rests at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California

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WWII Draft Card
Added E&E number
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

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MACR 3828
Escape & Evasion Report https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556957

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3828