Alvin Dschaak
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 47069 - Sgt Alvin Dschaak, 515BS, 376BG
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1592
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Nig
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Berka, al Birkah
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beulah, ND | 20 December 1921 | Son of August and Hulda [Janke] Dschaak. |
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Enlisted |
Butte, MT | 17 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 20 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. KIA MACR 1592 |
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Buried |
Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT | Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana | |
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Based |
20 December 1943 | Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. |
