Carl William Abele

Military

Shot down in B-17 42-29867 on Mission #115, 14 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report #838. POW

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The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Thomas Patrick Hanrahan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32383136
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Michael Raymond Henneberry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32405532
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
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Clarence Lewis Thacker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436544
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot 97th / 414th Squadron/ Transferred as Commander of 384th / 547th Unit /41st Bomb Wing Heavy Group B and Group C1945
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Albert John Wickline

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15322854
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Walter Gordon Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795863
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Lakewood, Ohio, USA 26 July 1916

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 5 August 1941 Residence: Cuyahoga, Ohio Private, Branch Immaterial Enlisted ASN: 35027665

Other

Assigned

3 September 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, Walter Golden Williams Crew. Five combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. He was severely injured when he bailed out. He returned to the US on a prisoner exchange in January 1945.

Died

Ohio, USA 1 December 2010

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