Victor Vernon Vlha
Military
Object Number - UPL 72625 - Sgt Victor V. Vlha
Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam on 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-3152 'Sleepy Lagoon'; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: PH, POW, American campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 492nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
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 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crosby, Texas | 17 September 1915 | BornCrosby, Texas |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 9 October 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland |
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Died |
6 September 1985 | DiedCalifornia, USA | |
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Buried |
California City Cemetery California, Missouri | 9 September 1985 | InterredCalifornia City CemeteryCalifornia, Missouri |
Revisions
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
