Lawrence F Karchner

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media-36666.jpeg UPL 36666 Sgt. John W. Braden, Top Turrut Gunner/Engineer on B17 43-38390 390th Bomb Group, he was Killed on March 22nd 1945

Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESERACH

Object Number - UPL 36666 - Sgt. John W. Braden, Top Turrut Gunner/Engineer on B17 43-38390 390th Bomb Group, he was Killed on March 22nd 1945

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Struschlingen on 22 Mar 45 in B-17 #43-38710

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38710

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Loganton, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 22 March 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorMichelbe
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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESERACH

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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