Erven Albert Chuhran

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17061485 / O-737961
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Qui-nine the bitter dose, miss patricia
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winnie The Pooh, Flak Wolf
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cat ONine Tails

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA 12 February 1922 Son of Frank Joseph Chuhran and Rose Surini.

Enlisted

Detroit, Michigan, USA 10 October 1942

Died

Old Weston, Huntingdon PE28 0QB, UK 23 October 1943 B-17 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS)

Buried

24 October 1943 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, MI Re-interred Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan

Based

Molesworth 23 October 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Updated the Born event per info on fold3.com.
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia