Claud E DeVerger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Sent through to the American Air Museum by Claude DeVerger's niece, Susan.
Object Number - UPL 23755 - Claude DeVerger
Claude E DeVerger served as a ball turret gunner with the 95th Bomb Group. His B-17 #4230194 was shot down on 12 August 1943 over Belgium, returning from the Bonn raid, and he was Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-17962
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Flexible gunnery officer - waist gunner on the 12 August 1943 mission
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: We Ain't Scared
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
East St Louis, IL, USA | 11 February 1941 | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 12 August 1943 | |
|
Born |
Fieldon, IL 62031, USA | ||
|
Buried |
Godfrey, IL, USA | At Valhalla Memorial Park and Mausoleum |
Revisions
First name was 'Claud', nickname was 'Claude'.
Source: DeVerger's niece, Susan.
Corrected the town DeVerger was born in from Sheldon IL to Fieldon IL, following correspondence with DeVerger's niece, Susan.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
See also:
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 253
