Ernest M Klein
MilitaryPilot, Klein E, crew. 381st BG, 533rd Bs, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oscherleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31417 'Big Time Operator II'. MACR 1879. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.
Oakland, CA
The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued the mission with no fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 out of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
- Date: 19 August 1943
- Date: 16 August 1943
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 29 July 1943
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
8 July 1943 - 11 January 1944 | ||
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Other Priosner of War |
Barth, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Stalag Luft I |
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Born |
Oakland, California, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1879 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database