Frederick E Dearing Jr
Military
Navigator
John Brinegar and Herbert Moore Crews
388th BG - 561st BS
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Object Number - UPL 30962 - 1LT Frederick E. Dearing Navigator John Brinegar and Herbert Moore Crews 388th BG - 561st BS
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Baltrum on 31 Dec 44 in B-17 44-8207
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795809
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven's Above/Panhandle Kid
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old 66 / Lady Margaret
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Karen K
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Prairie Hill, TX, USA | 21 December 1919 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 29 July 1944 - 31 December 1944 | 25 Combat Missions |
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Other Prisoner of war |
Borkum, Germany | 31 December 1944 | Shot Down by flak |
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Died |
Knoxville, TN, USA | 6 March 1995 | |
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Buried |
Knoxville, TN, USA | 10 March 1995 | Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery • Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Plot Section J Site 4378 |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106202284/frederick-e-dearing
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-DEA06…
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman, page 288
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11241
