Melvin Ellis Neef
MilitaryAssigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid. Shot down in B-24 42-40115 'Boomerang' 1-Aug-43. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: SS, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-385447
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot; Commanding Officer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 November 1918 | Son of Fred Ernest and Eva Lillian [Selck] Neef. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Held in Romania. |
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Died |
21 January 1995 | ||
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Buried |
Greenview Cemetery Greensboro, Greene County, GA | 24 January 1995 | Greenview Cemetery Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia |
| Houstonia, Mo. | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 159