Wayne Peter Fallesen

Military

On a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39991, 'LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL', was crippled by ME109s and after the rest of the crew baled out, the 2 pilots and the radio operator made an emergency landing SW of St Pol, France . Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #2741.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Murray David Altman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676530
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Walter Richard Carpenter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-533026
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Donald Robert Girard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11073385
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-39991

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Nebraska, USA 10 July 1921

Other

Assigned

11 September 1943 Assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 11 September 1943, Walter Richard Carpenter Crew. 21 combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 March 1944 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Died

Neligh, NE 68756, USA 8 April 2003 Burial: Laurel Hill Cemetery Neligh Antelope County Nebraska, USA Plot: Unknown

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2741 / MACR 2741, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database