Calvin F Ford

Military
media-36173.jpeg UPL 36173 Front row: L to R
Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh
Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman, Joseph Lemischak, Howard D Hinman, Johnie B. Bryant, Quentin E. Freed

VIA MIKE STRICKLER GRANDSON OF VERNON SMITH

Object Number - UPL 36173 - Front row: L to R Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman,...

Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #425407 'Fighting Pappy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5407

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fightin' Pappy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sacramento, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 9 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1354 / MACR 1354; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 282 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 36173 - Front row: L to R Vernon R. Smith, George A...