David Botello
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Jerome Abrams
Military
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31125. Prisoner of War (POW).
PH/ POW
Service
People
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James Coleman
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Edward Knapp
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Evaded. -
Milton Moore
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
John Reagan
Military | Technical Sergeant | Aerial Gunner, Radio Operator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down on first mission over occupied France on 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 17B for17 months. POW/ AM -
Harrell Strawn
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Wilbur Teapole
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Ted Troy
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Killed in Action (KIA).
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
711th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31125
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 23/9/43; Harvard 10/10/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-J] Rattlesden 19/11/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Milton Moore, Navigator: Jerome Abrams, Bombardier: Dave Botello, Radio Operator: John Reagan, Ball turret gunner: Dan...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New York State | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | France | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 March 2020 18:07:53 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 March 2020 18:46:08 | RayWells | Changes to person associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:15:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1769 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self; MACR 1769 |
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