Glenn Carroll Bach Jr

Military
media-38408.jpeg UPL 38408 Capt. Glenn C. Bach of Olympia, WA, served with both the 369th and 368th Fighter Squadrons from January 1943 until his transfer to the 496 FTG in August 1944. While with the 359th Fighter Group, Capt. Bach flew 102 missions for 303 combat hours and destroyed two E/A on the ground, damaging four more. 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy Robert B. Hatter.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38408 - Capt. Glenn C. Bach of Olympia, WA, served with both the 369th and 368th Fighter Squadrons from January 1943 until his transfer to the 496 FTG in...

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 368FS. Returned to 369FS. Crash landed at East Wretham in P-47 14-Jan-44 on return from operations. RTD.

Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34443092
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Pegelin
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Pegelin
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Medicine Lake, MT 28 July 1917 Son of Glenn R Bach.

Enlisted

Tacoma, WA, USA 17 February 1941 Tacoma, Washington

Based

East Wretham 1 January 1943 - 14 January 1943 Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

East Wretham 14 January 1943 - 23 January 1943 Moved to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

East Wretham 23 January 1943 - 1 August 1944 Returned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA 20 August 1943 Landing Accident 1 Mile NE Farmingdale, NY Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Glenn C Bach, 20-Aug-43. P-47 42-8257 - 369FS 359FG

Other

Crashed

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 14 January 1944 Crash landed at East Wretham in P-47 14-Jan-44 on return from operations. RTD.

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK 10 June 1944 Promoted to Captain.

Based

Goxhill 1 August 1944 - 3 November 1944 Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Westfield, MA 01085, USA 16 August 1998

Buried

Calvary Cemetery Chicopee, MA 19 August 1998 Calvary Cemetery Chicopee, Massachusetts
Olympia, WA, USA

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 8th AF Losses, Unit History ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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