Charles R Breckenridge

Military

Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #4237797 'Gin Mill Special. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Combat and ground personnel attend to a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37797) nicknamed "Wolverine II" of the 94th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption printed on image:'1972 HON. 1-5-44 Aero Repair. B-17 G 42-37797 J.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panther, Ginmill Special, Wolverine II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4155 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database