Frederick Henry Erb

Military
media-57133.jpeg UPL 57133 Shaddix crew, 100BG.

Rear L-R: James Lee, William Cornelius, Alex Herdzik, Hugh Hamilton, Frederick Erb.

Front L-R: Winans Shaddix, George Sullivan, Harry Tennenbaum, Cole Dailey.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 57133 - Shaddix crew, 100BG. Rear L-R: James Lee, William Cornelius, Alex Herdzik, Hugh Hamilton, Frederick Erb. Front L-R: Winans Shaddix, George...

Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Apr-44 in B-17 #42-3534 "Ol' Dad". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4268 

Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34700153
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37177112
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20416708 / O-747903
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692574
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

22 November 1924 Son of Walter E and Miriam A Erb.

Enlisted

24 November 1942 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

27 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

2 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

15 April 2006

Buried

18 April 2006 Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Based

27 April 1944 Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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MACR 4268

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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