Sheldon E Moore

Military

Sheldon "John" Moore served as a Ball Turret Gunner with the 457th Bomb Group.



He was shot down on 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. He survived, jumping out of the aircraft as it hit the ground.

He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

Aircraft

42-97067

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 19 January 1943 Listed as married at the time of his enlistment.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944 - 16 May 1945

Born

California, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate records for Sheldon Moore. Sources:
MACR 5297 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Information about Sheldon's nickname from his family.

Additional sources:
http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RLF036.HTML
http://www.457thbombgroupassoc.org/pow
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=96321

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5297