Fred Winston Hughes
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; A/C mauled by fighters, baled out. Evaded Capture (EVD) MACR 10651
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164992 / O-825560
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Welcome Wagon
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
24 September 1920 | Son of Ruth I Niemann. | |
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Enlisted |
27 October 1942 | St Louis, Missouri | |
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Other Baled out EVD |
17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; A/C mauled by fighters, baled out. EVD MACR 10651 | |
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Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
17 December 1944 | Evaded capture, with resistance for 6 months. | |
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Died |
21 May 1981 | ||
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Buried |
24 May 1981 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis, MO Section T, Site 636 | |
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Based |
17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. |