Melvin M Prague
Military
Information provided by Mervyn Wilson, 379th BGA historian.
Official caption via Fold 3 wrongly states that the crew is from the 524th Bomb Squadron.
Object Number - UPL 38738 - A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 39 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Vcitory, EAME, Presidential Unit Citation.
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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 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts | 29 December 1923 | Son of Oscar H and Lillian Prague. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 18 November 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Died |
Boston, MA | 24 August 2013 | |
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Buried |
Boston, Massachusetts | 28 August 2013 | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 / son