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Military
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230158 'Mary Jane II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/43; Tinker 28/4/43; New Castle 29/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-X] Kimbolton 23/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Howie Koeppen, Waist gunner: Jack Posemsky (2 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Harry Thomkpson,...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | Rochester, New York, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 17 August 1943 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:08:13 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1764 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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