Charles Merle Nekvasil

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) / Evaded. Crashed at Mendon on 8/11/44 in B-17 'Royal Flush' 42-6087. Captured by Germans after landing in Paris. Imprisoned in hospital and liberated in August 1944. MACR 8074



Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Royal Flush (42-6087) of the 8th Air Force, 100th bomber group, 418th Bomber squadron

42-6087

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Royal Flush aka Harper's Ferry aka Aske's Angels
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio 23 April 1916 Born Cleveland, Ohio

Enlisted

Cleveland, Ohio 7 July 1942 Enlisted Cleveland, Ohio

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft IV Tychowo, Poland 11 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV

Died

Delaware, Ohio 19 December 1997 Died Delaware, Ohio

Buried

Riverside Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio 22 December 1997 Interred Riverside Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Added a connection to the 100th BG.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added S/N per crew records at 100th BG website.
See: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8074 / MACR 8074, http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2124.pdf">http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2124.pdf> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database