Albert Gumuslauskas

Military

Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Gross Muehlingen on 6/29/44 in B-17 43-37562. Prisoner of War .

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

William Neidhardt

William Tone Neidhardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18077578 / O-817996
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joy Franzel Stacy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38357580
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

43-37562

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

29 June 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added an association to the A/C #42-97562 listed in the "Summary biography" .
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR6724