Clyde Bernhard Knipfer

Military

Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

Nicholas F Bendino

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32668144
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Richard A Bruha

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-686976
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George Richard Derdzinski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16080840 / O-695887
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Nicholas Dominic Furrie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15323658
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joshua Goldstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33053290
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31520

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

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Columbus, Ohio, USA 21 January 1914 Son of Edwin August and Margaret M [Smith] Knipfer.

Enlisted

Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH 20 April 1942 Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Shot down

Döllbach, 36124 Eichenzell, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-31520. Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Discharged USAAF

25 June 1971 Honourable discharge.

Died

Atlanta, GA 26 April 2002

Based

Glatton 28 May 1944 Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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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 tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in source from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Knames.html

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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MACR 5300 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database