Quentin E Freed
Military
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UPL 36173
Front row: L to R
Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh
Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman, Joseph Lemischak, Howard D Hinman, Johnie B. Bryant, Quentin E. Freed
Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh
Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman, Joseph Lemischak, Howard D Hinman, Johnie B. Bryant, Quentin E. Freed
VIA MIKE STRICKLER GRANDSON OF VERNON SMITH
Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #425407 'Fighting Pappy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Shot down 9 Oct 1943 on Anklam, Germany Aircraft components mission in 'Fighting Pappy'
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin' Pappy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Youngstown, New York, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
North Sea | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Brought together information from duplicate record
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 282
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1354 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database