John M Eckenrode

Military
media-54261.jpeg UPL 54261 The Lt Walker Crew
Standing Left to Right:
T/Sgt John M Eckenrode
S/Sgt George Lalich
S/Sgt Will Max Harden
S/Sgt Larry L Buckman
S/Sgt William Doyle Combs
T/Sgt Roy E Stanley
Seated Left to Right:
2Lt George A McClellan
2Lt John E Price
2Lt Ralph J Riggio
2Lt Charles E Walker

Photo from John Price, navigator on the Walker Crew via FB page https://www.facebook.com/AircraftAirmenNoseArtofthe379thBG/?ref=page_int...

Object Number - UPL 54261 - The Lt Walker Crew Standing Left to Right: T/Sgt John M Eckenrode S/Sgt George Lalich S/Sgt Will Max Harden S/Sgt Larry L Buckman S/Sgt William...

Crashed at Duppach on 9/19/44 in B-17 'Mary Jo' #42-31915, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warren, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9374 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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