Fred J Salemmo

Military

On return from a mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944, B-17G 42-31355 became a straggler and was shot down by flak. Prisoner of War.



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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

42-31355

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 4 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

New York State

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&cat=GP24&…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2198, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces