Vern Peter Deehr

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Renville County, ND 14 February 1919 Son of Theodore M and Jennie M Deehr.

Enlisted

Seattle, Washington 6 January 1942 Seattle, Washington

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

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 16 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

Veradale, WA 21 October 2006

Buried

Saint Josephs Cemetery, Trentwood, Spokane County, WA 25 October 2006 Saint Josephs Cemetery Trentwood, Spokane County, WA

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 16 August 1943 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Pilot training

Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX Training Advanced - Class 43-D Goodfellow Field San Angelo, Texas

Other

Pilot training

Hicks Field, Fort Worth, TX Training Primary - Hicks Field

Revisions

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Sources

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