Bert D Pollock

Military

Shot down 13 July 1944 in B-17 #42-31074. Crashed in Switzerland in B-17 Cahepit. Interned (INT). (100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 lists Prisoner of War (POW). )

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31074

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cahepit
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 13 July 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7501 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7501 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database