Fred W Korhonen

Military

May 8 mission in 'Reluctant Dragon' AC# 42-38133 returned from operation after being shot up by fighters. Pilot J. Musser returned with 2 others. Crew 1 Killed in Action (KIA), 6 Prisoner of War (POW)s.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (AW-O, serial number 42-38133) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "482. (44.) W.P.U. 3-2-44. Bolt Head. B-17G 42-38133. A. F.S.A.D." Handwritten caption on reverse: '96th BG. AW-O.'

42-38133

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Dragon
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oregon, USA 20 November 1918

Enlisted

Portland, OR, USA 9 July 1941

Died

18 December 2007

Buried

575 18th St, Warrenton, OR 97146, USA At Ocean View Cemetery

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=83861
https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=159851771

MACR 4567 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

 Snetterton Falcons p. 133, 147; MACR 4567 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia