Joseph J Fracchia
MilitaryShot down in 9 October 1942 in B-17F 41-9018 while serving as Co-Pilot. Crashed into the English Channel near Holque, France. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 9 October 1942 - 1 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) then later moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 1-Jun-45. |
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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lee Cunningham 17-Nov-2014. Added decoration; 92BG place association; POW dates; edited biography to add crew position and crash location.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 23-October-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15218; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15218 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database