John J Apostolos

Military

Initially damaged by flak and then shot down by rocket fire from fighters and crashed WSW of Rostock, GR on a mission to Poznan, Poland on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39917 'Pretty Baby'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2894



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39917

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pretty baby, lady satan
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lowell, MA, USA 20 November 1913

Revisions

Date
Contributorkeatinglyn
Changes
Sources

452nd BG history, roll 2 of 4, page 192
MACR number from "Missing Planes of the 452nd bomb group", by Edward Hinrichs

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2894, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces