Military
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231125. Prisoner of War (POW).
PH/ POW
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming near the close of 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces connected with a...
Squadron
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | New York State | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | France | 31 December 1943 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:15:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
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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