Dwight H McCracken

Military

On a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-39991 was crippled by ME109s and after the rest of the crew baled out, the 2 pilots and the radio operator made an emergency landing SW of St Pol, France . Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Frederick Warren Bittner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 512141281
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-39991

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

4 March 1944

Born

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2741, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…