Lester Esterman

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Ijsseler on 8/15/44 in B-17 'Homesick Angel' #42-107135, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 15 August 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database