John H Fuchs Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW), Shot down on 9/12/44 in B-17 Big Gas Bird #4231638



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31638

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Gas Bird
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Houston, Texas

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8907