Earl W Truex
Military
B-17G-20-DL #42-37946 "The Worry Bird" Code: P
452nd BG - 729th BS
Standing Left to Right: Ed Kunis (BTG), William O'Byrne (TG), Coleman Hill (WG), Charles Monday (WG), Charles McCarthy (R/O), Arnold Pederson (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Bob Gilg (B), David Lewis (N), William Crosman (CP), Earl Truex (P)
466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield Collection
Object Number - UPL 16122 - Earl Truex Crew B-17G-20-DL #42-37946 "The Worry Bird" Code: P 452nd BG - 729th BS Standing Left to Right: Ed Kunis (BTG), William O'Byrne...
Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation and returning to England on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37946 'The Worry Bird. ' Crew abandoned a/c near Le Havre, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32142421
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17107679
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other shot down |
Le Havre, France | 8 February 1944 | |
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Other POW |
Barth, Germany | Stalag Luft I |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2520 / MACR 2520, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database