Maurice Edwin Fridrich
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790.
Awards: AM(OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (Battle star).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34584268 / O-405008
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bon Homme County, SD, USA | 27 December 1921 | Son of Arthur and Mattie [Hovorka] Fridrich. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 26 March 1942 | |
Other Shot down / baled out |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790. |
Other Evaded |
Strasbourg, France | 14 October 1943 - 23 October 1943 | Evaded capture for nine days, making his way from Wurzberg to Strasbourg, France where he was picked up. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Other Discharged |
United States | 30 November 1946 | Released from USAAF service. |
Died |
Buena Park, CA, USA | 18 January 2001 | |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518, USA | 26 January 2001 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28606622
https://www.fold3.com/record/84976571-maurice-e-fridrich
https://www.fold3.com/page/84976571-maurice-e-fridrich/facts
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=360931
American Ex-prisoners of War: Non Solum Armis, Volume 3 By Turner Publishing Co
http://www.yankton.net/community/article_254f5997-a440-5024-abe6-739e4b…
http://www.fridrichdesign.com/maurice/pow.html
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72059601
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 790 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database