Eldon Burnett Kreh

Military
media-48297.jpeg UPL 48297 Captain Eldon B. Kreh
Pilot
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 48297 - Captain Eldon B. Kreh Pilot 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Fetko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33466434
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Mechanic/Gunner

Aircraft

41-39213

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group

43-10176

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Pink Lady
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

43-21717

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

43-9182

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Deroit, Michigan 12 March 1921

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Wisques, France 19 March 1944

Other

Crash Landed

near Juvincourt Airfield, France 8 October 1944 Flak hit the oil line in the right engine of Lt E.B. Kreh's plane. The left engine also began to miss when the ignition system was hit. He feathered the prop, and, with his left engine missing, he made it back to our lines. He crash-landed near airstrip A-68 without any injury to the crew and with the plane in a repairable condition. 43-21819

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Altenkirchen, Germany 17 March 1945 Flew 70 combat missions in tour that lasted more than 1 year.

Died

Denver, CO 8 February 2008

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery 12 February 2008 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Plot Section 55 Site 712

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Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172000078/person/38223…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36077581/eldon-b.-kreh
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html

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