Frederick C Blum Jr
Military
"From a Boy to a Man" by Richard R Orlando May 2019
Object Number - UPL 40921 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the...
He flew on Ragnar Carlson crew. Reported to group on 18 Nov 1943. He was shot down on his 16th mission. Damaged by flak and later attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31524 cras
AM 3OLC, EAME 1Battle Star, PH, Bronze Star, WWIIVM, Presidential Unit Citation
Connections
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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: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32717953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Howells, Nebraska | 9 September 1916 | |
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Died |
3 May 2001 | ||
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Buried |
Howells, Nebraska |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 225, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, MACR 434, KU 682A Report, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
