John H Derling

Military

Shot down 7 October 1944 in B-17 #44-8046. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8046

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 October 1987

Born

Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 October 1944

Revisions

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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster/ MACR 9767 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database