Bertram Frederick Lindquist

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph D Conwill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39162667 / O-799342
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8746

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waubay, SD 27 October 1919 Son of Andrew Fred and Hazel B Lindquist.

Other

Baled out

Wittenburg, Germany 15 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13089.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 15 March 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag luft I.

Based

Lavenham 15 March 1945 Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.
Altadena, CA

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 13089;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster