Carl Sherman Fetterolf

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39144.jpeg UPL 39144 "Lt. Gease and crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force Base in England on 17 April 1944."

Object Number - UPL 39144 - "Lt. Gease and crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force Base in England on 17 April 1944."

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 17 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-37784 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-38082, crashed Melchow, Ger. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5322



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19084606 / O-691253
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses nicknamed "London Avenger", nicknamed "Bermondsley Battler", nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" and nicknamed "Bermondsley" of the 379th Bomb Group, 15 February 1944. Passed for publication 16 Feb 1944. Censor no: 305411. Handwritten caption on reverse: '16/2/44.' Printed caption on reverse: ' CHRISTENS U.S. FORTRESS BOMBER. Feb. 16th, 1944. As an appreciation of £800,000 raised during Bermondsey's Wings for Victory Week., the people of Bermondsey christened a U.S. Fortress bomber "
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: London Avenger
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Old Fox
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Port Richmond, VA 15 October 1922 Son of Sherman Henderson and Hattie Morman [Dunlevy] Fetterolf.

Enlisted

Richmond, VA 5 January 1943 Richmond, Virginia

Died

Melchow, Germany 24 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-37784 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-38082, crashed Melchow, Ger. KIA MACR 5322

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Kimbolton 24 May 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Hardyville, VA Hardyville, Virginia

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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