Theodore William Finck
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down 26 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30048 'Flak Dodger.' Prisoner of War (POW). Plane hit by flak and fighers, plane crash landed in France. Original crew #2. No Missing Air Crew Report found for this ship.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60156
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Doger aka Flak Dancer
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
26 February 1917 | ||
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Enlisted |
26 June 1942 | Residence: Ohio County, West Virginia Private, Branch Immaterial | |
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Other Assigned |
11 March 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Delton G. Wheat Crew. One combat mission. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
26 June 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 165-6 Memories of the 384th BG by Decker , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
