Calman Trevor Estrach
MilitaryAssigned 652BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Atlantic weather mission 17-Mar-45 in B-17 44-8601; Allah weather flight disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. Believed to have ditched west of St. Eval due to mechanical failure. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13856.
Awards: AM, PH.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39128271 / O-2068457
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18026353 / O-880818
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Meteorological Observer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norfolk County, MA | 8 May 1924 | Son of Louis A and Lillian R Estrach. |
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Enlisted |
Providence, RI | 5 September 1942 | Providence, Rhode Island |
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Died |
17 March 1945 | ||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Based |
Watton | 17 March 1945 | Assigned 652BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 177 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia