Frederick E Dearing Jr

Military
media-30962.jpeg UPL 30962 1LT Frederick E. Dearing
Navigator
John Brinegar and Herbert Moore Crews
388th BG - 561st BS

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Object Number - UPL 30962 - 1LT Frederick E. Dearing Navigator John Brinegar and Herbert Moore Crews 388th BG - 561st BS

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Baltrum on 31 Dec 44 in B-17 44-8207

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795809
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heaven's Above/Panhandle Kid
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old 66 / Lady Margaret
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8146).
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Karen K
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Prairie Hill, TX, USA 21 December 1919

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 29 July 1944 - 31 December 1944 25 Combat Missions

Other

Prisoner of war

Borkum, Germany 31 December 1944 Shot Down by flak

Died

Knoxville, TN, USA 6 March 1995

Buried/ Commemorated

Knoxville, TN, USA 10 March 1995 Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery • Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Plot Section J Site 4378

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11241

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