Eli Theriault

Military

Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37852 'Payoff'. Prisoner of War (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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38348038
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-748158
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-698133
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-754402
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12152982
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Grand Old Lady, The Pay Off
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 October 1920 Fort Kent, Maine

Enlisted

4 August 1942 Hartford, Connecticut

Other

Prisoner of War

Zagan, Poland 18 April 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland; force-marched from there to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there on 29 April 1945 by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 17 July 1945."
New London, New London County, Connecticut

Revisions

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Added the location of the POW event. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Cards
NARA WWII POW records

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database