Peter M Sawchuk
MilitaryAssigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Lechfield A/D in P-51 42-103334 'Martins Gloria'. Hit by flak crashed SW Lechfield. Killed in Action (KIA). 24-Jul-44 MACR 7730.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Martins Gloria
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 3 March 1941 | |
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Died Evaded |
Lechfeld, Germany | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Lechfield A/D in P-51 42-103334 'Martins Gloria'. Hit by flak crashed SW Lechfield. Killed in Action (KIA). 24-Jul-44 MACR 7730. |
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Born |
Erie County, NY, USA | ||
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing. |