Vincent Blazquez
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. George McVay crew. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, baled out after flak hit Evaded (EVD) MACR 10418
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075693 / O-803842
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady : Screaming Eagle
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ikky Poo
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Youngstown, OH | 28 April 1921 | Son of Joseph and Anna Blazquez. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 25 October 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Germany | 6 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night practice mission in B-17 42-31760 'Ikky-Poo' 6-Nov-44; failed to hear recall, baled out after flak hit Evaded capture MACR 10418 |
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Other Evaded capture EVD |
6 November 1944 | Evaded capture EVD | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Greenwood, SC | 9 December 1981 | |
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Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery Piedmont, Anderson County, SC | 13 December 1981 | Oak Grove Cemetery Piedmont, Anderson County, SC |
| Detroit, MI | |||
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Other Draft registration |
Detroit, MI | Employed Cadillac Motor Co. | |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php