Benjamin Steres

Military

Prisoner of War (POW), shot down on 4 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31856 Target was Handof a. f. in Germany a flk burst into #2 engine and started a fire. 8 members of crew bailed out before a/c exploded in mid-air.



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31856

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Maggie's Drawers aka Luscious Duchess
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th / MACR 3798 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database