Frederick L Chambers

Military

POW crashed near Langen on 9 Mar 45 in B-17 #43-37789.

Jan 17 1945 Hamburg mission: "A cruel twist of fate struck the crew of Lt Harvey Fox when they had to abort when mechanical failures precluded hope of keeping up.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37789

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 March 1945

Revisions

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12958 / MACR 12958; Snetterton Falcons, pg 211, 223-224, 238, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database