Michel J Veraa
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in the collision with B-17 43-38133 in poor weather over Thurleigh on return from Hannover mission. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17097123 / O-816510
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Achin B
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 1 October 1942 | |
Died |
Thurleigh, UK | 22 October 1944 | Killed in the collision with B-17 43-38133 in poor weather over Thurleigh on return from Hannover mission. KIA. |
Buried |
23 October 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 6 Grave 43 | |
Born |
New Jersey | Louise D Veraa | |
Based |
Thurleigh | 22 October 1944 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Bergen County, NJ |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 170.