Gene F Ahrens
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 7 April 1945 in A/C #42-31366. Killed in Action (KIA). Crew all KIA.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old outhouse - never a dry run, snake eyes.
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
7 April 1945 | ||
Born |
Tiffin, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot D Row 25 Grave 20 Ardennes American Cemetery. | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 7 April 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 13886 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13886 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database