Luther E Adair Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). 26 June 1943, B-17 #42-3188 'Miss Carriage' was attacked by fighters, left formation and exploded. Crashed near Bernay, France. Missing Air Crew Report #15567
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33278458
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06831912
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14124092
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13041058
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736898
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Carriage : Flak Alley : Lil'
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
4 October 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 7 February 1941 | Residence: Dallas County, Texas Private, Air Corps Enlisted ASN: 18033590 |
Other assigned |
11 March 1943 | Assigned to the 384th BG on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 march 1943, Thomas A. Cuddeback Crew. | |
Other Prisoner Of War |
Germany | 26 June 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Died |
8 March 1991 | Burial: Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA Plot: 26, 0, 789 |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 15568, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 165 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…