Fred C Krueger

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4230453 'Thunderbird. ' Crash landed in France. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles Breuer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Stanley R Chichester

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681334
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Roy G Davidson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798452
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Alden L Faudie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Carl F Gibson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34035784
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30453

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbird
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stillwater, Minnesota, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of surname from Kreuger to Krueger and added service number as per information provided by Jean Michel Dozier, Missing Air Crew Report and Enlistment Record

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 788 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database