Vern Peter Deehr
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 8-Jun-43 B-17 #42276 was returning to BW1 to collect codes and allied papers left at the control office, when a/c suffered damage on landing. Crew is listed with the Reed Prov. Bomb Group. Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1352
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736081
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Renville County, ND | 14 February 1919 | Son of Theodore M and Jennie M Deehr. |
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Enlisted |
Seattle, Washington | 6 January 1942 | Seattle, Washington |
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Other Baled out POW |
Le Bourget, France | 16 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget; Shot down 16-Aug-43 in B-17 42-29866. POW MACR 1352 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 16 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Veradale, WA | 21 October 2006 | |
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Buried |
Saint Josephs Cemetery, Trentwood, Spokane County, WA | 25 October 2006 | Saint Josephs Cemetery Trentwood, Spokane County, WA |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 16 August 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Pilot training |
Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX | Training Advanced - Class 43-D Goodfellow Field San Angelo, Texas | |
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Other Pilot training |
Hicks Field, Fort Worth, TX | Training Primary - Hicks Field |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352, RPBG Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145, 234; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database