42-102508
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Object Number - UPL 39076 - POW card of Lt. Max N Becker, Co-Pilot on B17 42-102508 398th Bomb Group. flak damage caused ship to explode, crashed in river near Liebschwitz ...
Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-J] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; (17m) Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with Boyd Nisewonger, Co-pilot: Max Becker, Navigator: Bill MacFerran, Bombardier: Lloyd Ebert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Caster, Radio Operator: Sam Green, Ball turret gunner: Chas Robins(blown out by blast and unconscious for a week in th Waldkrankhaus, Ger. (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Bill Englehardt,Tail gunner: Bill Wilson (2 Killed in Action); flak damage caused ship to explode, crashed in river near Liebschwitz RR, near Gera, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7219.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7219 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database