Gilbert Prager

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39425.jpeg UPL 39425 S/Sgt Gilbert Prager. Tail Gunner on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew.

United States Army Air Forces official photograph.

Object Number - UPL 39425 - S/Sgt Gilbert Prager. Tail Gunner on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew.

Tail Gunner on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew. Shot down 11 April 1944 on his 19th combat mission in B-17G #42-39881 "Gloria J." Prisoner of War (POW). Detained as a prisoner of the government of Germany in Stalag XVII-B.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter P Empric

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frank E Keeney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Robert J Kehoe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Lee S Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Edward J Phillips

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Right Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-31488

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-39881

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gloria J
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97478

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Long Beach, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Braunau-Gneikendorf near Krems, Austria 11 April 1944 Stalag XVII-B

Revisions

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Sources

Corrected Stalag designation and location.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading lists available at 401bg.org

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Updated information.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Updated information.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Corrected typographical error.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Official U.S. government WWII POW records.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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United States Army Air Forces official photograph.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Service member's flight logs confirmed combat missions flown.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Missing Air Crew Report #4017 and official United States government WWII POW records.

Date
ContributorShade Ruff
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Service member's official military personnel records.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4017 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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