Francis J Gardippe
MilitaryAny help identifying the others would be helpful.
Shot down 13 April 1945 in B-17 #43-39184, Prisoner of War (POW). Bombs from one of our planes in the formation exploded in mid-air after release and damaged this aircraft.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1945 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 14176 / MACR 14176, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld p.176 and 398th BG web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database