Joseph William Foote
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36875728
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11095094 at enlistment, then O-818606
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32545628
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093711 at enlistment, then O-824104
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11073255
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Washington, DC, United States | 10 July 1918 | |
Enlisted |
8 September 1942 | Buffalo, New York | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 July 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military Control 6 June 1946..." | |
Niagara Falls, New York | |||
Elmira, Niagara County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7812 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database