Robert Dominick

Military

B-17 42-29752 ditched in Channel 13 May 1943. Returned to base. Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-31782. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag 17B.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Norville John Gorse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734078, 16058815
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

US Correspondent William Shirer (middle, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People" and its crew. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'William Shirer Sees Veteran Flying Fortress "We The People". Famous U.S. Correspondent William Shirer, whose book on Germany was a great success, visited a U.S. Flying Fortresses[sic] station in England where he saw the veteran plane "We The People" which has carried out 40 missions.

42-29752

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

42-31782

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 11 April 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Roll of Honor;
- MACR 3812;
- Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 117,;
- Vol III p. 65-66. Snetterton Falcons by Doherty and Ward pp. 20,123;
- Snetterton Falcons, pg 24 & 130

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database