Blair C Neal

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30315 'Peg Of My Heart'. Crashed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30315) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 390th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Peg 'O My Heart. 390BG. 17/8/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battle Queen, Peg of My Heart
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Duncansville, Blair, Pennsylvania 16 February 1924

Died

23 October 1972

Buried

Alto Rest Cemetery, Blair, Pennsylvania

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 17 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 391 / MACR 391/Nephew / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database