Maurice Edwin Fridrich

Military

Shot 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

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • 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

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • 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.

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Sources

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