Ernst Martin Feibusch

Military
media-16276.jpeg UPL 16276 William H. Marra, Mike Wojicick (?), Ernst Feibusch, Robert Miner, James B. Eckman T/Sgt. William H. Marra, 1944

Corrected Feibush >>> Feibusch in caption

Object Number - UPL 16276 - William H. Marra, Mike Wojicick (?), Ernst Feibusch, Robert Miner, James B. Eckman

Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866.

'I was one of those [who flew out of Britain] (390th BG) we were shot down over Stuttgart (25th mission).'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

James Bigelow Eckman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11080280
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Victor Henry Estes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1995787
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Daniel Foley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19089659 at enlistment, then O-717137
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Thomas F Gallagher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1284491
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Alvin W Jaspers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17065401 at enlistment, then O-740823
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-37866

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blues in the Night
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97904) nicknamed "Lady Janette" of the 452nd Bomb Group drops bombs over the target. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stuttgart 5 Sept 44. 452 BG Mott A/C.'

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  • Date: 5 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hohen Neuendorf, Germany 27 March 1925 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany

Enlisted

3 July 1943 San Francisco, California

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 5 September 1944
San Francisco, California

Revisions

Date21 Nov 2020 11:24:10
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

Date19 Nov 2020 15:02:25
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WWII Draft card

Date16 Nov 2020 09:59:40
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MACR 8456

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Self, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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