Frederick Henry Erb
Military
Rear L-R: James Lee, William Cornelius, Alex Herdzik, Hugh Hamilton, Frederick Erb.
Front L-R: Winans Shaddix, George Sullivan, Harry Tennenbaum, Cole Dailey.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57133 - Shaddix crew, 100BG. Rear L-R: James Lee, William Cornelius, Alex Herdzik, Hugh Hamilton, Frederick Erb. Front L-R: Winans Shaddix, George...
Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Apr-44 in B-17 #42-3534 "Ol' Dad". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4268
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19085098
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19085098
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17099331 / O-754893
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32142159
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094112
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol' Dad
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
22 November 1924 | Son of Walter E and Miriam A Erb. | |
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Enlisted |
24 November 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
27 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
15 April 2006 | ||
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Buried |
18 April 2006 | Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | |
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Based |
27 April 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database