Robert C Gentry
MilitaryDamaged by fighters on the return from a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944, B-17 #42-31142 made a wheels up landing NE of Rethel, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Beckville, Texas, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2860 / MACR 2860, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90 & 109 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database