Eric Bennett
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7
The American Air Museum is Open
Please click here for more information, there is also plenty to explore in our online archive.
The American Air Museum is a charity - Find out how you can support us
Perry Vancil Row
Military
-
"Capt Row of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon 10-Feb-44 England."
-
First Lieutenant Fitzsimmons, First Lieutenant Boettcher and Captain Row of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1st Lt Fitzsimmons,1st Lt Boettcher, Capt. Row Afternoon of day received distinguished flying cross from Gen Curtis Le May Left Squadron following day headed back to USA Mid-Feb 1944 Co-Pilot Missing in Action Emden Dec 11, 1943'
Crew Number 7. Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions (17 aboard 42-30713 "Phyllis Marie").
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
-
-
Mathias Biehl
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7. Assigned to 568 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions ( 17 x aboard 42-30713 "Phyllis Marie"). Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Lester Boettcher
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7 -
Walter Byrne
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 missions on B-17 42-30713 'Phyllis Marie'. Shot down 1 Me109. Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), DUC, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Arthur Dix
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7 -
James Fitzsimmons
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7 -
William Henry
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | B 17 gunner waist, Ball, top/flight engineer | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 8 -
Louis Kiss
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7. Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions ( 16 x aboard 42-30713 "Phyllis Marie" ). Tail Gunner on B-17 "Phyllis Marie". He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross shortly after the image of him in the tail gun was taken and... -
Robert McCormick
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7. Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions. Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Whitney Poythress
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7 [Co-pilot]. ...
Units served with
-
8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
390th Bomb Group
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
568th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
-
42-30713 Phyllis Marie
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 17/7/43; Scott 10/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-E] Framlingham 25/8/43; Missing in Action [34m] Berlin 6/3/44 with Max Quakenbush, Co-pilot: Roger Johnson, Navigator: Amergo Bassi, Bombardier: Harry Bell, Flight engineer/top turret...
Associated Place
-
Polebrook
Military site : airfield
Polebrook was laid down for RAF Bomber Command use in 1940-1941. Built by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd, it had short runways which were lengthened for USAAF heavy bomber use. The RAF used the base for operational trials - including of B-17 Flying...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | Kansas, USA | 27 January 1918 |
| Enlisted | Boise Airport (BOI), 3201 W Airport Way #1000, Boise, ID 83705, USA | 21 March 1942 |
|
Gowan Field |
||
| Based | Polebrook | 23 September 1943 – 3 February 1944 |
|
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
||
| Died | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 22 November 1997 |
| Buried | December 1997 | |
|
Cremated |
||
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 09 March 2018 19:59:36 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
| Sources | ||
https://www.fold3.com/record/69176676-perry-v-row |
||
| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:21:22 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Row%2C+Perry+V |
||
