Individual Details

Census

1930 US Census, Springfield, Clark, Ohio
Enumeration District No. 12-45
Sheet No. 10A
Line 8-15:
Vlahos, Louis, Head, male, white, age 42, married, age atfirst marriage: 22, attends school, no; can read and write; born in Greece,parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigration year 1908, Naturalized;speaks English; occupation: confection mfg, confectionary industry
Vlahos, Katerine; wife, female, white, age 30 married; ageat first marriage: 15; does not attend school, does not read or write; born inGreece, parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigration year 1927, alien;speaks English; occupation: none
Vlahos, John S., son, male, white, age 12, single, inschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Michael, son, male, white, age 9, single, attendsschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Lester, son, male, white, age 7, single, attendsschool, born in Ohio, parents born in Greece.
Vlahos, Maxine, daughter, female, white, age 4, single, attends school, born in Ohio, parentsborn in Greece.
Vlahos, John K., nephew, male, white, age 21, single attendsschool, born Ohio, parents born inGreece.
Vlahos, John P., nephew, male, white, age 22, single, attends school, born in Ohio, parents born inGreece.

Source:
"United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4SF-HC1 : Fri Oct 06 17:24:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Louis Vlahos and Katherine Vlahos, 1930.

Burial

On FindAGrave Memorial #12777645
Lieut Michael Vlahos
Birth: 1921
Ohio, USA
Death: Aug. 26, 1944
Neuville-en-Condroz
Liège, Belgium

Michael L VlahosFind A Grave IndexNameMichael L Vlahos
Event TypeBurial
Event Date1944
Event PlaceNeuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Photograph IncludedY
Death Date26 Aug 1944
Affiliate Record Identifier56361428
Cemetery Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Citing this Record
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKR-6811 : accessed 25 March 2016), Michael L Vlahos, 1944; Burial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium, Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial; citing record ID 56361428, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL L. VLAHOS
LOST IN ACTION
WORLD WAR II
US ARMY AIR FORCES
ACTUAL BURIAL IN: ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL- NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ, LIEGE, BELGIUM
1ST LIEUTENANT
"HARD TO GET" CREW
368TH BOMBER SQUADRAN
306TH BOMBER GROUP, HEAVY
AWARDED PURPLE HEART MEDAL
THERE IS A BOOK WRITTEN BY RUSSELL A. STRONG- "FIRST OVER GERMANY: A HISTORY OF THE 306TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP" THAT EXPLAINS THE EVENTS OF THIS CREW 

Buried in Ferncliff Cemetery
501 West McCreight Avenue
Springfield
Clark County
Ohio  USA
Postal Code: 45504
Phone: 937-322-3491

Military

Purple heart recipient: message from Alky Poulias to Carol Petranek, June 6, 2020:
Hi cousin. D-Day got me thinking of our cousin Michael Vlahos who is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetary in Belgium. He was the son of my grand aunt Katina (Aridas) Vlahos - Katina was a half sister of my grandmother Efrosine (Aridas) Revelos Here's details of Michael if he's not in your records of the family tree. VLAHOS, Michael L., Death: 1944-08-26, First Lieutenant, 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, Service# O-703540, State of Entry: Ohio, Plot: D, Row: 26, Grave: 16, Air Medal, Purple Heart, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II

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Orsey, 28 August 1944
Letter to Army Information Office for War Casualties
Enclosed I send you Death Notice and Certificate of death (copy) about the fatal crash of the American pilot Michael L. Vlahos.... The body has been interred on our Local Cemetery. Certificate of burial was made up by the lower court Rheinberg, dated 28 inst. File mark 20 69/44.
Source: Fold3
Publication Number:M1380
Publication Title: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) of the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-1947
Publisher: NARA
National Archives Catalog ID:305256
National Archives Catalog Title:Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), compiled 1942 - 1947
Record Group:92
Short Description:NARA M1380. Over 16,000 case files of Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) and related records of the US Army Air Forces, 1942-1947.
Publication Declassified:a:NND 735001|b:NARA|d:1973
Year:1944
Serial Number:42-97946
Report Number:8464
Location:Near Target
Point Of Departure:A A F Sta 111

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Full Name:Michael L Vlahos 
Death Date: 26 Aug 1944 
Buried at: Plot D Row 26 Grave 16 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium 
Residence:State: Ohio 
Rank: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces 
Service Number:O-703540 
Awards:Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart 
Regiment: 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy 

Level of Education: 2 years of college 
Marital Status: Single, without dependents 
Birth: 1932 
Residence: Clark County, Ohio 

Branch:Army Enlistment Date: 26 Oct 1942 
Army Branch: Air Corps 
Army Component:Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status) 
Army Serial Number:15140569 
Enlistment Place: Springfield Ohio 
Source of Army Personnel: Civil Life 
Occupation:Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c. 
Race or Ethnicity:White 
Source Information: Box Number: 0188 
Card Number: 3 
Film Reel Number: 2.45 1

Source: Fold3, World War II Army Enlistment Records
http://www.fold3.com/page/84220541_michael_l%20vlahos/photos/

Michael L Vlahos
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
NameMichael L Vlahos
Name (Original)VLAHOS MICHAEL L
Event TypeMilitary Service
Event Date26 Oct 1942
Event PlaceSpringfield, Ohio, United States
RaceWhite
Citizenship Statuscitizen
Birth Year1921
BirthplaceOHIO
Education Level2 years of college
Marital StatusSingle, without dependents
Military RankPrivate
Army BranchAir Corps
Army ComponentReserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source ReferenceCivil Life
Serial Number15140569
Affiliate ARC Identifier1263923
Box Film Number01882.45
Source: FamilySearch, accessed March 25, 2016
CITING THIS RECORD
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GS-PTZ : accessed 25 March 2016), Michael L Vlahos, enlisted 26 Oct 1942, Springfield, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Burial

Burial 1944Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
FindAGrave:
1st Lieutenant Michael Lewis Vlahos
Birth: unknown
Death: Aug. 26, 1944
 Note: Entered the service from Ohio.
 Burial:
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial 
Neuville-en-Condroz
Arrondissement de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 07, 2010 
Find A Grave Memorial# 56361428


US Cemetery Memorial
Michael Vlahos
Find A Grave IndexNameMichael Vlahos
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1944
Event Place Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States of America
Death Date26 Aug 1944
Affiliate Record Identifier 127776475
Cemetery Ferncliff Cemetery
Citing this Record
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVGG-KWBS : accessed 25 March 2016), Michael Vlahos, 1944; Burial, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States of America, Ferncliff Cemetery; citing record ID 127776475, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Death

Death date from official military document (see Military notes)