Herbert F Chase

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heringen on 2/9/45 in B-17 #43-38988 'Paddlefoot'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12372 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ShepardCrew.shtml