Gerald T Hamilton
MilitaryWith engines damaged on a mission to Oberpfaffenholen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37793 'Winsome Winn II' headed towards Switzerland crash landed on the Swiss side of Lake Constance. Interned.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit Of Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
18 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3484 / MACR 3484, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database