John Patrick Narducci

Military

Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Emden in B-17 42-30415 'Lucky Lady' 11-Dec-43; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Orvelte, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1257





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15019686 / O-796766
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30415) nicknamed "Lucky Lady" of the 94th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Nov. 1943. Source - G. Weckbacher. 94BG, Bury St. Edmunds, White Sq. Yellow A, should be Blue. Yellow O.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Puss III, Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Paul, MN 20 December 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donnau, Austria 11 December 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Died

Saint Louis Park, MN 6 July 2010

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 9 July 2010 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Based

Bury St Edmunds 11 December 1943 Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1257 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database