Hiram Orlando Bevins

Military

On 3-Sep-43 in P-47C 41-6232 as pilot, 1Lt Hiram O Bevins aircraft was disabled by ground fire as he was returning from a bomber escort mission. He reportedly was flying "on the deck". He managed to crashland the aircraft near Versailles, France, but was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 472.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

27 September 1941

Other

Shot down

3 September 1943 Hit by flak returning from a bomber escort mission. Crash landed P-47C 41-6232 near Versailles, France, POW. MACR 472

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

3 September 1943 - 26 June 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 26-Jun-45.

Died

28 December 1997

Born

Based

3 September 1943 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Buried

Milton Village Cemetery Milton Chittenden County Vermont USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added connections to PLace and Mission wihtin existing website data; Added POW event per National Archives Records Adminiatration (NARA) WWII POW database; crafted Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9the AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. also refernece MACR 472.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 472 / MACR 472, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list