Irving Metzger

Military
media-37126.png UPL 37126 Irving Metzger of the 94th Bomb Group

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Object Number - UPL 37126 - Irving Metzger of the 94th Bomb Group

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down at Gelhausen on 9/11/44 in B-17 Green Hornets #4231653



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Erie Ferry, Kac's Flak Shack, Green Hornets
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944

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ContributorA. van Erp
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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