Donald S Sherman
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3269, Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier on 11 June 1943 returned crew and B-17 #42-5809 'Mary Jane' to an RAF base in Norfolk with BD.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Picadilly Willy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Batavia, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 958 / MACR 958, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 147, 335; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database