Paul Pascal USAF Evader, September 1943

[Steve Brew]

I spent today interviewing a 93-year-old British pilot who was shot down over France in late September 1943 and hidden by the Resistance at Vernon.

Whilst there, he met an American who had been shot down, by the name of Paul Pascal. They were taken to a Chateau owned by the Rothschilds where they were hidden in the gardener’s shed. Whilst there, my contact became extremely ill, he assumes from the water, and was taken to Évreux, where he was taken care of. At this point, Pascal parted company with my man and was taken away down the escape lines to freedom over the Pyrenees. Upon his departure, he asked Pascal to contact his parents in Dartford and tell them he was alive and safe. Pascal did this.

Can anyone identify this airman? A check of the internet (http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/his...rg100th_07.htm) suggests it may have been 1st Lt. Paul Pascal of Crew #21, Flying Fortress Aircraft #42 30086 "Blackjack" of 251st Squadron, 100th Heavy Bomber Group, which had bombed the Paris Renault plant on 3 September 1943.

Can anyone confirm this, please, and add anything more about Pascal and his fate? Is he still with us?

Thanks
Steve