Frederick B Roberts Jr
MilitaryFrederick Roberts served as a Radio Operator with the 390th Bomb Group. He flew his first mission on 20 July 1944 in B-17 42-3472.
When his B-17 #42-97160, known as 'Southern Comfort', was shot down by flak and crashed at Roeselaere on 2 August 1944, he managed to evade capture.
Escape Report : E&E1954 - Was helped in France By Mr Andre Becquet at Quesnoy sur Deûle (near Lille) from 4 Aug to 6 Sept and the doctor Leon Bartier cared his feet, which were in a bad way after he had marched for several days non-stop.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: French
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
30 March 1942 | He was married at the time of his enlistment | |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Roeselare, Belgium | 2 August 1944 - 6 September 1944 | |
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Other Gave interview to USAAF authorities about his experiences since being shot down |
11 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Revisions
Missing Air Crew Report no. 7750
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7750