Russell B Hoover

Military

Shot down by fighters on 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3057 'Blonde Bomber. Thinking the plane was going to explode any second, gunners Russell Hoover, Walter Romanofski and Thomas Rogers bailed out through the waist hatch. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Ridgeway Case

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17038949 and O-685772
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Kenneth Lawrence Manson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39226242 and O-751172
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Teddy J Morris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18162955
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Wayne Eldon Murdock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19093175 and O-745928
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Thomas Henry Rogers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6227096
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Blonde Bomber" of the 91st Bomb Group

42-3057

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Picadilly Commando, Blonde Bomber
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States 19 August 1915 the son of Mr & Mrs Miles Hoover

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 23 January 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Braunau Gneikendorf, Austria 11 January 1944 interned at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf, near Krems Austria (Barrack 19A). NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 22 06 1945”

Died

Butler, Pennsylvania, United States 22 October 1986

Born

Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Buried

Butler County Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 1918
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
“Mary Ruth” Memories of Mobile... We Still Remember, by Lowell L. Getz

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database