Augustine Fernandez
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31531 exploded and crashed NE of the target after most of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Tampa, Florida, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 March 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 3487, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3487 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database