Ernest Phillips

Military

Shot down 11 December, 1943 in B-17F #

42-31122 'Six Nights in Telergma.' Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31122

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Six Nights in Telergma, Arabian Nuts
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chapmanville, West Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

English Channel 11 December 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorDavid Armstrong
Changes
Sources

I corrected the serial number of the B-17 that the Hiram Skogmo crew were shot down in.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1583 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database