Bernard D Offley
MilitaryShot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-31230 'Little Jean'. Bernard Offley was held at Stalag 17B until liberated by the Russian Army in 1945.
After the war he was employed by the Georgia Pacific Corporation for over thirty years. He died 20th January 2005 being survived by his wife Jessie, two sons and a daughter.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Jean
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 | |
|
Born |
Fort Yates, North Dakota, USA |
Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Bernard Offley.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1916 / MACR 1916, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database