Abraham Roke Lieberman

Military
media-51047.jpeg UPL 51047 Duke of Paducah (42-37736) Mendelsohn's Crew, 324th BS, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald Frans, Tail Gunner; 2nd Lt. Stuart Mendelsohn, Pilot. 2nd Lt. Verne Woods, Co-pilot. S/Sgt. Stanley Sadlow, Left Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. James Quinn, Radio Operator
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
2ndS/Sgt. Roke Lieberman, Right Waist Gunner; 2nd Lt. Harold Fox, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. William Borellis, Navigator; S/Sgt. Richard Hensley, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
* And the 11th member - Eager Beaver (The Dog)
This crew was shot down in "The Black Swan" serial number 42-29895 December 31, 1943.

Object Number - UPL 51047 - Duke of Paducah (42-37736) Mendelsohn's Crew, 324th BS, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald...

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29895 'Black Swan'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19122414
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750185
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35488672
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6569055
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12126905
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Black Swan
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Duke of Paducah" of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duke of Paducah
  • Unit: 324th Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group

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Added an association to A/C #42-37736 per info attached to media UPL 51047.

 

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MACR 1975

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Family member update

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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