Jack H Ogden

Military

Crashed at Langenroda on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Valley Forge Special' #42-102616, Prisoner of War (POW).

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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102616

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of Valley Forge/The Spirit/616
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Detroit, Michigan

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9558