Peter G Elsbeck

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 11/2/44 at Nebra in B-17 #4338561

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Bruce F Harrison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-825856
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert C McGuire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822504
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-38561

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 2 November 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

GENERAL ORDER #514, HEADQUARTERS 1ST BOMBARDMENT DIVISION, by Brigadier General Turner, 10 November 1944.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster MACR 10321 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database