Pete George Papas

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97086 'American Maid', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97086

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: American Maid
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Changed his middle name from C to G(eorge)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

11 April 1944

Revisions

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ContributorM_Petersen
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Sources

Middle name is George, his name is in the MACR 4008

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4008 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database