Richard P Sherrer
Military
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FRE 5134
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down in B-17 42-29700 on 29 July 1943. POW.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32453552
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other assigned |
11 March 1943 | Assigned to the 384th BG on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, John R. Way Crew, 3 combat missions. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 July 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 | |
Born |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4827
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database