William H Snider

Military
media-18868.jpeg UPL 18868 42-38161 SARA JANE, B-17 FLYING FORTRESS, 379th Bomb Group after crash-landing in Nijelamer, Holland, May 7, 1944.

Geoffrey Jones, son of co-pilot 2d Lt. John Eric Jones ([email protected])

Object Number - UPL 18868 - 42-38161 SARA JANE, B-17 FLYING FORTRESS, 379th Bomb Group after crash-landing in Nijelamer, Holland, May 7, 1944.

Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #4238161. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38161

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sara Jane
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Willow Branch, Indiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4559 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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