Joseph Derer Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x missions. On 12-Jun-43 involved in an accident on a formation training flight in B-17 42-30131 piloted by Francis J. Witt. RTD 1-Apr-43.
Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-30143 'Yankee Powerhouse'. Prisoner of War (POW). His pilot George W. Riches was awarded a posthumous Silver Star for saving some of the crew. MACR 16378
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733727
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15070899 / O-665749
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
7 December 1920 | BornCzechoslovakia | |
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Enlisted |
17 March 1942 | EnlistedDetroit, Michigan | |
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Other Commissioned |
10 October 1942 | Commissioned2nd Lieutenant | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 June 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | |
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Other Discharged |
23 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
4 March 1999 | DiedWyandotte, Michigan |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/177271480
https://www.fold3.com/image/661027130
https://www.fold3.com/record/84385342/joseph-derer-jr-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/358639
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4734
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263621126/joseph-derer
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16378 / MACR 16378, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 147 164, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database