Carl J Bokina
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Training accident - Fatal crash Pound Farm Milden in P-47M 44-21194, 23-Mar-45. Killed in Training Accident (KITA).
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-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
31 August 1916 | ||
Enlisted |
25 March 1942 | ||
Based |
19 December 1944 - 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Promotion |
16 March 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Killed in Training Accident (KITA) |
23 March 1945 | Training accident - Fatal crash Pound Farm Milden in P-47M 44-21194, 23-Mar-45. Killed in Training Accident (KITA). | |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Hatfield Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm