Emmanuel M Pappas

Military

Shot down 6 October 1944 in B-17 #42-97275 'Rodger, the Dodger', Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 1. He remembered the day after the Russians came- 3 POWs 'liberated' a horse, wagon and upright piano from a nearby farmhouse and drove round the compound banging out 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'. Hundreds of cheering men crowded round, many of them weeping. That incident was his most unforgettable memory of the liberation.



POW Medal/Purple Heart/Air Medal

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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

42-97275

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Roger the Dodger
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 May 2010

Born

Floral Park, New York, USA

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 October 1944

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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385th BG newsletter September 1997

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Removed duplicate info in the "Role/job" field.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9522 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database