Estaban Acha Terrats
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Information obtained from Memorial book published in Puerto Rico his homeland by his parents. Book Title "Los que no Regresaron" (The ones that did not return, Author C Orama Padilla, Published in 1946
Object Number - UPL 16160 - 1LT Esteban Terrats
Assigned to 503BS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Ruhland in P-51 43-25050 2-Mar-45; shot down near Schlanau, SE of Madgeburg. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12872
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Madgeburg, Germany | 2 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Ruhland in P-51 43-25050 2-Mar-45; shot down near Schlanau, SE of Madgeburg. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12872 |
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Born |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Son of Esteban Vizcarrondo and Valeria Terrats. | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 2 March 1945 | Assigned to 503BS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12872 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
