Paul Henry Fetterhoff
MilitaryAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Flew in B-17 #42-31083 'Tenny Belle' for most of his missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted in USAF, aboard B-29 on nav mission out of Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ, crashed fatally on Hawks Mt, Perkinsfield, VT Died in Service (DIS).
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tenny Belle
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aphrodite
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Antrim, PA | 16 March 1915 | Son of Mary J Fetterhoff. |
Enlisted |
Shreveport, LA | 20 November 1945 | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Died |
Perkinsfield, VT | 15 June 1947 | Crashed in B-29 #44-62228, 64BS, 43BG on Hawks Mt, Perkinsfield, VT Died in Service (DIS). |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 20 June 1947 | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
Revisions
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