Verne H Lewis
Military
Yearbook for Texas
Object Number - UPL 46204 - Verne H Lewis
On 12 February 1944, Lewis survived a mid-air-collision on B-17 42-30752 while at the 395th Combat Crew Training School, Ardmore Army Air Field, Oklahoma. While performing a maneuver the right engines of Lewis' aircraft tore into 42-3048, causing it to crash, and killing 10 people on board. Lewis' aircraft 42-30752 was also severely damaged, but he managed to regain control and land safely.
Lewis was shot down on a mission to Le Bourget on 14 June 1944 in B-17 42-97579, he was taken Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft 7A.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | ||
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Other Evaded |
France | 14 June 1944 |
Revisions
Story of 12 February 1944 Mid Air Collision on Ardmore Army Airfield Website
Form page of MACR wrongly indicates that Lewis evaded capture, further documents in the MACR confirm he was captured by the Germans.
Lewis is also listed on World War II Prisoners of War roll, 1941-1946 on Ancestry.com
Merged with duplicate entry to include information from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5804
MACR 5804 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
