Leroy H Acridge

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-3097 'Ground Hog', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Sergeant Donald R. Cuble and Staff Sergeant Engbert M. Patterson of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ground Hog". Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Bomber "Ground Hog", is being checked up by two mechanics: Sgt. Donald R. Cuble, Bequet Lakes, Minn., and S/Sgt. Engbert M Patterson, Newell, Iowa. "Ground Hog" is the ship of 1/Lt. J. Ink, Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 41.' C
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ground Hog
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Scott, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 30 December 1943

Revisions

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database