Robert Bateson
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 452nd Bomb Group
MACR Number: 2862 Date: 440225 Aircraft Type: B-17
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Joseph Thomas Baker
Military
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Joseph Thomas Baker - age approx 21
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Stalag Luft IV compound
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Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Schererville, IN 46375
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prior to Feb 25, 1944
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Joseph T Baker at a reunion of the 452nd Bomb Group abot 1990's.
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Harrison Savant (waist gunner), Joseph Baker (Top Turret Gunner), William Lupole (Pilot) and Robert Bateson (Co-Pilot) of the Wacky Woody.
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Wack Woody nose art - tail 3 42-39841
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW).
Service
People
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John Buhs
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). Repatriated due to injuries - date unknown. -
Roy Bumsted
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). -
Lyle Hathaway
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). -
Charles Hodge
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). Injured by 20mm shell. Held in camp Stalag 9c Bad Sulza Saxe Weimar 51 11. -
Paul Kaltenbacher
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841 "Wacky Woody". Prisoner of War (POW). -
William Lupole
Military | Captain | Pilot | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down 25 February 1944 at Saarbrucken, Germany in B-17 #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). Amputation of right leg. Repatriated due to injuries in Feb 1945. Germany POW camp : Stalag 9c Bad Sulza Saxe Weimar 51 11 -
Mitchell McArthur
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW). -
Harrison Savant
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 452nd Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841 "Wacky Woody". Prisoner of War (POW).
Units served with
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452nd Bomb Group
Group
The 452nd Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deopham Green, Norfolk, from January 1944. The air crews hit strategic sites in Germany but also supported the movement of ground forces across Europe after D-Day. On 6 June 1944 itself, the Group... -
728th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-39841 Wacky Woody
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 16/9/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Snetterton 9/10/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with 452BG crew with Bill Lupole WIA (leg amputated), Co-pilot: Bob Bateson, Navigator: John Buhs (Wounded in Action), Bombardier: Roy...
Associated Place
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Deopham Green
Military site : airfield
Deopham Green was another air base constructed after America's entry into the war to Class A standards for use by the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. When the 452nd Bomb Group arrived in January 1943 they found a main runway of 2,000 yards, two... -
Southampton
Military site : non-airfield
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Stalag Luft IV
Other location
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Stalag Luft VI
Other location
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Stalag VII-A
Other location
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Stalag XIII-D
Other location
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Lowell, IN 46356, USA | 30 October 1922 |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 25 February 1944 – 7 May 1945 |
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Shot down 25 Feb 1944 |
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| Died | Munster, IN, USA | 30 January 2005 |
Revisions
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| 30 August 2017 15:41:16 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to media associations |
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http://www.teunispats.nl/jack-edward-gibbs-4.htm and personal photographs |
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| 29 August 2017 18:09:06 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to media associations |
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personal collection |
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| 29 August 2017 18:02:38 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to events |
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death certificate |
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| 29 August 2017 16:40:28 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to media associations |
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| 29 August 2017 15:17:32 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to place associations |
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Veteran's history |
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| 29 August 2017 14:51:04 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to service number |
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| 29 August 2017 14:50:08 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to place associations |
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| 29 August 2017 06:08:54 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to nickname |
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personal info |
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| 29 August 2017 06:07:36 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to person associations |
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Wacky Woody Crew |
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| 29 August 2017 05:50:31 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to biography |
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Wacky Woody information |
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| 29 August 2017 05:38:11 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to unit associations |
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| 29 August 2017 05:25:59 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to media associations |
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personal photo collection |
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| 29 August 2017 05:18:07 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to person associations |
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information given by Veteran |
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| 29 August 2017 05:07:22 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to person associations |
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Veteran's personal information |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 August 2017 05:02:02 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to person associations and place associations |
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Personal description by POW |
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| 29 August 2017 04:50:51 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to person associations |
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Personal conversations with my dad |
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| 29 August 2017 04:47:38 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to middlename and awards |
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Service record and headstone |
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| 29 August 2017 04:40:01 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to events |
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From the Veteran's own notes |
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| 29 August 2017 04:29:44 | CAROL BAKER-MURRAY | Changes to unit associations |
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Service records |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:17:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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