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Seghers, Eugene George Archilles

Date of birth:
April 7th, 1910 (Ledeberg-Ghent, Belgium)
Date of death:
July 26th, 1944 (Uckfield/East Sussex, Great Britain)
Service number:
82162
Nationality:
Belgian (1830-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

Career:
July 1920: Belgian Army;
March 1930: Pilot School;
August 22nd, 1930: Brevet Civile;
April 17th, 1931: Brevet Elementaire;
July 16th, 1931: Brevet Militaire;
July 1931: 1ere Regiment (5/III/1), Gossoncourt;
September 1935: 2eme Regiment (6/III/2), Nivelles;
March 1938: Evere Wapenschool;
1940: Adjutant 2eme Regiment;
July 1940: England;
July 30th, 1940: No. 7 Operational Training Unit, Hawarden;
August 4th, 1940: No. 32 Squadron;
September 12th, 1940: No. 46 Squadron;
April 1941: No. 609 Squadron, Biggin Hill;
March 1943 - June 1943: Commanding Officer No. 165 Squadron, Peterhead;
june 1943: Instructor No. 52 Operational Training Unit;
April 1944: Central Gunnery School;
?: No. 91 Squadron.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
Croix de Guerre 1940
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 13th, 1943
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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