Roy A Peterson Jr

Military
media-40525.jpeg UPL 40525 Crew of Pot Luck. Roy Peterson was the pilot (center front). Unfortunately I am not able match the other crew names to the photo.

Object Number - UPL 40525 - Crew of Pot Luck. Roy Peterson was the pilot (center front). Unfortunately I am not able match the other crew names to the photo.

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Koblenz on 9/28/44 in B-24 'Pot Luck' # 4295071

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pot Luck" of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pot Luck
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

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Born

Flint, Michigan

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Added close up

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Added photo

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Crew photo

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9381

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