Henry L Bargfrede

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Henry Bargfrede was tail gunner on B-17 which was set on fire by enemy anti-aircraft on its return from Emden, Germany on 11 December 1943. Eight men parachuted from the aircraft including Bargfrede.



Two became Prisoner of War (POW), three bodies were washed ashore off the coast of Holland in the North Sea, and three bodies were never recovered. Bargfrede's body washed up on 14 June 1944.

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Penny's Thunderhead
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 December 1943

Born

Missouri

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8711 / MACR 8711, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=679 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database