Clarence A Dosser Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Ijsseler on 8/15/44 in B-17 "Homesick Angel" 42-107135.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

15 August 1944 MACR 7908 indicates that all were RETURNED. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey states that all were POW.

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MACR 7908 indicates that all were RETURNED.
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey states that all were POW.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7908