Donald S Mohr

Military

RTD crashed near Verden on 18 Mar 45 in B-17 43-37855 'Peter Pain' Berlin mission 18 March 1945. Aircraft started lagging 3 minutes after bombs away with #2 engine was on fire. Fire was extinguished but still smoking. Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft 1.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boomerang's Big Friend
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 18 March 1945

Born

Victor, Iowa, USA

Revisions

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George Mohr, nephew of Donald S. Mohr.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13567 / MACR 13567; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database