Earl M Cherry
Military
Personal collection
Object Number - UPL 41435 - Picture of John M Yatsko
Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5178 'The Old Standby', Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier August 1943 in B-17 #42-5712 'My Prayer' on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, A/C was attacked by fighters. With A/C afire, 7 of the crew bailed out near Frankfurt. Pilot Judy, Copilot Lays and Engineer Cherry stayed with the A/C and landed on the grass at RAF Manston, Kent, Bassingbourn 121.
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18103410 and O-738586
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cabot, Arkansas, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Denmark | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a connection to the A/C #42-5712 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 898 / MACR 898, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 248 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
