Francis D Andersen

Military

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW). This was his 8th mission per the MACR #1157.

Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17 #42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned.

POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Corporal Murray S. Pearl, of the 303rd Bomb Group, with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24565) nicknamed "Idaho Potato Peeler". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245656.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Cpl. Murray S. Pearl, serving with the U.S.A.A.F in a bomber squadron, appreciates the heavy fur-lined jerkin issued to him, for, in private life, he was a fur manufacturer at 222 West 28th Stre

41-24565

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ramblin Wreck / Idaho Potato Peeler
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-5482

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cat ONine Tails

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 5 November 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date11 Nov 2021 21:20:21
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a space in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date26 Nov 2020 19:12:18
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to place associations
Sources

Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date18 Oct 2020 18:51:44
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography and aircraft associations
Sources

Copied "Summary biography" and a connection to A/C #42-5482 from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

Date18 Oct 2020 18:39:28
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

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

Date6 Jan 2020 21:00:30
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to surname, service number, biography and events
Sources

Added a "Summary biography" copied from another of his crew.
Added S/N and POW camp info from POW records at the National Archives.
Corrected spelling of his last name (see MACR #1157 at 303BG website).

Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:45
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 1157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database