Peter Mandros Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed near Frankfurt/Main in B-17 42-102952. Bailed out the burning ship. Captured by German civilians. POW and murdered on transport to Friedberg/Hessen by an SA man the same day.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 July 1944 | Murdered by an SA man, who was sentenced to death after the war. | |
Born |
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7817