Grant Eugene Eichar
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52420 - Pilot Officer Grant Eugene Eichar
Joined RCAF, assigned to 133 Sqn RAF, escort on Rodeo for Boston bombers to Abbeville. intercepted on return journey by Fw190's and shot down, Killed In Action (KIA) 31-Jul-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elgin, IL, USA | 20 April 1915 | Son of Grant and Lucy Eichar; husband of Vernette Eichar, of Elgin, Illinois, USA. |
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Died |
Abbeville, France | 31 July 1942 | Escort on Rodeo for Boston bombers to Abbeville, intercepted on return journey by Fw190's and shot down, Killed In Action KIA. |
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Buried |
Monument Way W, Woking, Surrey GU21 5EN, UK | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK. | |
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Other Joined RCAF |
Canada | Joined Royal Canadian Air Force. | |
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Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 31 July 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Removed punctuation in the "Summary biography" & in the event Description to aid clarity.
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
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Source from a duplicate record: Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
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