Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37885 'Frostie'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.

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From the Mighty Eighth Museum:

Guy Earle, Eighth Air Force WWII veteran and long time museum volunteer passed away on December 21, 2010. Guy was born on January 30, 1924, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He flew in WWII as a B-17 navigator with the 545th Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force out of England. On April 24, 1944 his B-17 “Frostie” was shot down and crashed landed in Switzerland where he was interned for eight months before his eventual escape back to Allied lines. After the war, he remained a member of the Active Reserve and was recalled to service during the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the 826th Engineer Aviation Battalion in Alaska before retiring from the military with the rank of Major in 1965. After WWII, Guy graduated from North Carolina State University in 1949 and began work as a soil scientist for the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. He later returned to school to earn his M.S. degree from Michigan State University in 1973 and then worked as a staff specialist until he retired in 1980. Guy married his wife Frances in 1945. They have two sons, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. After Guy and Frances retired to Savannah, Frances’ hometown, he became active in the 8th AF Historical Society and the museum. His beloved wife passed away in 1994. Guy was an amazing man and will be missed by all who knew him.