Frederic S Markle
Military
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UPL 41932
Crew of "Little Audrey", 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squadron. Kimbolton 1944.
Standing (L to R):
Hirthler, Carl H, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Williams, Tilghman G, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Cruze, Earl T, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Valigosky, Frank C, Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Ferguson, Henry (NMI), Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Roma, Frank J., Technical Sergeant, Radio Operator.
Kneeling (L to R):
Sakryd, Charles M, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Markle, Frederic S, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Hartman, Jack W, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Sandall, George E, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Standing (L to R):
Hirthler, Carl H, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Williams, Tilghman G, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Cruze, Earl T, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Valigosky, Frank C, Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Ferguson, Henry (NMI), Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Roma, Frank J., Technical Sergeant, Radio Operator.
Kneeling (L to R):
Sakryd, Charles M, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Markle, Frederic S, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Hartman, Jack W, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Sandall, George E, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Wheels up landing at night during a training flight on 31 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-29624 'Pappy'. RTD.
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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
- Nicknames: Pappy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bomb Group Anthology pg 123