Charles Vevier
MilitaryAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 15 June 1924 | Son of Max and Sarah Vevier. |
Other Force landed POW |
Belgium | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; crash landed in Belgium, POW MACR 8900 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Tenafly, NJ | 9 November 1995 | |
Based Evaded (EVD) |
Kimbolton | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to "Evaded (EVD)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database