Neil F Matz

Military
media-24086.jpeg UPL 24086 Turnquist Crew- B-17 44-8614

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Object Number - UPL 24086 - Turnquist Crew- B-17 44-8614

33 missions from 22 Oct 1944 to 12 Mar 1945. Shot down on 24 Dec 1944. Parachuted near Liege, Belgium. Escaped with only a blood blister.



AM w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Good Conduct Medal/ American Campaign Medal/ ETO Ribbon w/ 3 Battle Stars/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

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Born

Lattimer, Pennsylvania 21 March 1925

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/TurnquistCrew.shtml / self MACR 12207

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