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David Pegram
First Name:
David
Middle Name:
E.
Last Name:
Pegram
Date of Birth:
About 1921
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crew member of a B-24 that collided with another plane in mid-air. They were returning from a bombing mission to Munich, Germany. Memorial marker at Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-19-45
Personal Details
Education Details:
Central High School, Charlotte, graduate 1940, Wake Forest College, 2 years
Biographical Notes:
Glenn Martin Co., Baltimore, MD
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Pegram - 1325 Pecan Ave. Charlotte NC
S-Sgt. Robert R. Pegram - South Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Sholar of Charlotte - grandparents
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Air Corps Enlisted: Feb 1943
Military Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Military Unit:
758th Bomb Sq. 459th Bomb Group Radio operator and gunner on a Liberator B-24
KIA Date:
NA
MIA Date:
6/13/1944
KIA / MIA Place:
Germany
Military Details:
Biggs Field, Chicago, IL, El Paso, TX, Germany, Italy, Keesler Field, MS, Kingman, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT, Scott Field, IL, Topeka, KS
Awards:
Purple Heart
Source:
newsprint and death index