Hermon Morris Rennow
Military
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Object Number - UPL 44744 - Hermon Morris Rennow 1943
10 February 1944 plane B-17F #42-30847 'Pegasus' was badly shot up by fighters and flak. The pilot ordered bail out and Rennow became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 4 then was moved to work camp 54-16 from which he was liberated. The pilot was able to nurse the plane back to England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37318587
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Alabama | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added POW event and a connection to Stalag Luft IV per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C #42-30847 listed in the "Summary biography".
personal typed acct by Wilbur Haugen, crew member and NARA, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons pg 76 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
