Alton R Andrews

Military
media-18636.jpeg UPL 18636 Officers and crew of B-17G 42-97380

member number 'John4297380'

Object Number - UPL 18636 - Officers and crew of B-17G 42-97380

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Achen Kirchen on 7/16/44 in B-17 #42102599



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Miss Mischief
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 September 2017

Born

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 July 1944

Revisions

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8th AF News - March 2018

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8th AF News - March 2018

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8th AF News - March 2018

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7564 / MACR 7564; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 35 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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