467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Blanich, Lewis Drago
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Blanich
Lewis
Drago
Lewis
Drago
Serial Number
Officer:
O-722544
Birth Info
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Place of Birth:
18 Oct 1920
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
1001 Birch St.
Crosby
Crow Wing Co.
Minnesota
Crosby
Crow Wing Co.
Minnesota
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
14 Apr 44
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:
Returned to US Method:
Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:
Place:
Place:
16 Nov 45
Passing Info
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Place of Death:
06 Mar 2000
Fargo
Cass Co.
North Dakota, United States
Fargo
Cass Co.
North Dakota, United States
Cemetery:
Riverside Cemetery
Fargo,
Cass Co., North Dakota, United States:
Fargo,
Cass Co., North Dakota, United States:
Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
14 Apr 44
Commissioned
Second Lieutenant
10 Aug 44
Transferred from 492nd BG
788th (2nd Org)
Second Lieutenant
O-1034 - Navigator
Navigator
11 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
788th (2nd Org)
Second Lieutenant
Navigator
10 Dec 44
Transfer to 791st BS
788th (2nd Org)
Second Lieutenant
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
146
24 Dec 44
Daun / Gerolstein / Ober
☉
791st
Navigator
41-29393
Shoo Shoo Baby / Pete the P.O.M. Inspector II
Total Flights:
31
Total Combat:
29
Total Dispatched:
29
Total Credited:
29
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
21 Feb 1945
One Of The Toughest Missions
Blackwell Charles Dunnam
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
No known Diary Entries at this time
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