Eldon Wilbur Blake
Military
USAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54166 - 1st Lt Eldon W Blake
Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ghedi Villafranca di Veroni; crashed vicinity of Quinzano d'Oglio. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13453
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32522408 / T-180149 / O-1998900
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marshalltown, IA | 18 January 1919 | Son of Alexander Campbell and Edna Ellen [Carpenter] Blake. |
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Enlisted |
Omaha, NE | 2 April 1942 | Omaha, Nebraska |
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Died |
Vicinity of Quinzano de Oglio | 30 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gheddi Villafranca di Veroni; crashed vicinity of Quinzano de Oglio. KIA MACR 13453 |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Italy Plot F Row 3 Grave 4 | ||
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Other Based |
Pontedera, Italy | 30 March 1945 | Assigned to 416th Fighter Squadron, 12th AF. |
Revisions
ContributorGirelli
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