John Chester Diedrich
MilitaryPlane B-17 "Fort Worth Gal" 44-6095 crashed at Neibsheim on 9 October 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13171816
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19089763 at enlistment, then O-555010
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38406212
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19206466 at enlistment, then O-768076
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18042995
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Forth Worth Gal
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Valley, Stevens County, Washington, United States | 15 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
19 September 1942 | Spokane, Washington | |
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Other Prisoner of war |
Germany | 10 September 1944 - 4 June 1945 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
12 April 2013 | Spokane, Washington | |
| Valley, Stevens County, Washington | |||
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Buried |
John Diedrich rests at the Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Washington |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 8906
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database