Gerald D Metthe
Military
Provided by Elizabeth (Metthe) Mahoney, Gerald Metthe's granddaughter.
Object Number - UPL 81699 - This photo was provided by the family of Gerald Metthe, the radio operator who with his crew crashed in "Boozenose" (42-3023) on 25 June 1943. ...
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #423023. Prisoner of War (POW).
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
- Nicknames: Boozenose
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 June 1943 |
Revisions
According to Gerald Metthe's grandaughter Elizabeth (Metthe) Mahoney, Gerald is in the front row standing, third from the left.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1365 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
