Harold John Bertram

Military

Made an emergency landing SE of Amiens, France after being damaged by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhoven, Germany on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37848 'Sissy'. Prisoner of War.

Earlier RTD. 31 December 1943. B-17 #42-310732 crashed at Whittlesey after mission to Gironde. 8 bailed out while pilots crash landed. 10 RTD. Stier crew.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Dollar
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-37848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sissy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Paul, Minnesota

Revisions

Date4 Mar 2020 02:00:51
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

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

Date30 May 2015 00:37:03
Contributorbombercommand
ChangesChanges to middlename
Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=305

Date20 May 2015 10:06:54
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography and aircraft associations
Sources

Merged with duplicate records to include information from :
MACR 3244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
AAIR 43-12-26-507 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:06
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 458 http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?  LastName=bertram&GivenNames=harold