Robert W Danaher

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Michelsmoor in B-17 'Home James' #42-97131, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A 457th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress ('Z', serial number 42-97131) flies near the photographer's aircraft; another B-17 is in the background.

42-97131

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Home James
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Calendonia, MN, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Date
Contributorhagler1339
Changes
Sources

http://www.467bg.com/pdf/poop/90-0615Poop.pdf
http://www.bottletreecreations.com/genealogy/Memorials/PerontoEarl.html
http://iagenweb.org/cerrogordo/military/cg_MIL_danaher2ndltrobertwPOWWW…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster/ MACR 7889 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7889 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database