Michael Louis Vlahos
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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1st Lt Michael L Vlahos, 368BS, 306BG.
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Assigned to 368BS, 308BG, 8AF USAAF. Dean Allen crew. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Gelsenkirchen in B-17 42-97946 'Hard To Get' 26-Aug-44. Crashed at Budberg. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8464
Awards: AM (3OLC), 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: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759675
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard T' Get
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springfield, OH | 12 May 1921 | Son of Louis J and Katrina [Mitchell] Vlahos. |
Enlisted |
Springfield, OH | 26 October 1942 | Springfield, Ohio |
Other Training |
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS | 27 February 1943 | Training at Keesler Field, Mississippi. |
Died |
Budberg, Germany | 26 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gelsenkirchen in B-17 42-97946 'Hard To Get' 26-Aug-44. Crashed at Budberg. KIA MACR 8464 |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Block D, Row 26, Grave 16 | |
Based |
Thurleigh | 26 August 1944 | Assigned to 368BS, 308BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Training |
Memphis State College, Memphis, TN | Training at Memphis State College, Memphis, Tennessee. | |
Other Training |
Ellington Field, Houston, TX | Training at Ellington Field, TX. | |
Other Specialist Training |
Big Spring, TX | Big Spring Flying School, Big Spring, Texas, class 43-18. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8464 / MACR 8464, First Over Germany pg. 269,