John Chester Diedrich

Military

Plane B-17 "Fort Worth Gal" 44-6095 crashed at Neibsheim on 9 October 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Harry Siders

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35226078
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edward Joseph Spaniol

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19100799 at enlistment, then O-768911
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Richard Anthony Tierney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19033259 at enlistment, then O-707498
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Valley, Stevens County, Washington, United States 15 May 1922

Enlisted

19 September 1942 Spokane, Washington

Other

Prisoner of war

Germany 10 September 1944 - 4 June 1945 Stalag Luft IV

Died

12 April 2013 Spokane, Washington
Valley, Stevens County, Washington

Buried

John Diedrich rests at the Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Washington

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MACR 8906
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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Wrong last name : it's Diedrich...

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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