Dexter E Tiefenthal
MilitaryCrashed landed with extensive battle damage that had killed two crewman at RAF Gravesend, Kent on the return from a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-99989. RTD. Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #4252704 'Son of Satan II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Allegan, Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4053 / MACR 4053, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database