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David Pegram [1]

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

Awards: 
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes: 
Glenn Martin Co., Baltimore, MD
Date of Birth: 
About 1921
Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: Feb 1943
Education Details: 
Central High School, Charlotte, graduate 1940, Wake Forest College, 2 years
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

First Name: 
David
KIA / MIA Place: 
Germany
KIA Date: 
NA
Last Name: 
Pegram
Middle Name: 
E.
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
Military Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Source: 

newsprint and death index

Military Unit: 
758th Bomb Sq. 459th Bomb Group Radio operator and gunner on a Liberator B-24
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
6/13/1944

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/david-pegram

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/david-pegram [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records