Vincent A Cherescavich
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19051218 / O-734198
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Epinoy, France | 18 December 1944 | Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. |
New Jersey, USA | |||
Based |
Boreham | 18 December 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Born |
Luzerne, PA | Son of Stanley Vincent and Margaret M [Gallagher ] Cherescavich. |