Charles E Vavra

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22234.jpeg UPL 22234 Charles Vavra - Ferguson, 392nd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22234 - Charles Vavra - Ferguson, 392nd BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 13 September 1944 in AC 42-50279



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50279

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 13 September 1944

Born

Ferguson, Iowa

Buried

See detailed biography at http://www.findagrave.com

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 8848 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 22234 - Charles Vavra - Ferguson, 392nd BG, KIA