Matthew J Bauer

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Roye, Fance on mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 February 1944 in B-17G 42-39782 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15084516
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15339963
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31084894
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681986
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13145816
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

Airmen of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group unload their gear after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (LF-M, serial number 42-39782). Handwritten caption on reverse: '264849. 19.' Press caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau[Stamps].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

29 December 1941 Camden, New Jersey

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 8 February 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany

Died

14 December 1979

Born

Camden, New Jersey, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
Info from Granddaughter Cristina Gwynn (e-mail exchange August 2004)

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2880

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2880,;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces;
- 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 296

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2880 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database