Buford M Eaves
MilitaryOn 13-Dec-43 as pilot of P-51B 43-6375, 354FG/353FS (9th Air Force) his Group was despatched from Boxted, UK on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. The Group was operating under VIII Fighter Command on this operation. 1LT Eaves was last seen near Husam, Germany chasing a German Ju-88. Appartently his aircraft was attacked by other German fighters and he was forced to bale out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed at Ritterhude, Gremany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 13 December 1943 - 1 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45. |
Born |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 25-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and POW event per the National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1464 / MACR 1484, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 418, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 419 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database