Fred H Madden Jr

Military

Crashed at Ludwigahafen on 9/8/44 in B-17 Our Baby #43-38256, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

43-38256

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Baby
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

8 September 1944

Born

Samsville, Illinois

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8846; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 321