Kenneth O Tubb

Military
media-31470.jpeg UPL 31470 STAFF SGT. KENNETH O. TUBB OF BROWNSVILLE, TENN, WAS ASSIGNED TO BOMB SQUADRON 333rd 94th BOMB GROUP, 8th AIR FORCE, STATIONED AT ROUGHAN AF NEAR BURY ST EDMUNDS ENGLAND, AS A RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-17F "ROGER DODG' HER" B17 42-30425 WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO OSCHERSLEBEN GERMANY AIRCRAFT FACTORIES ON JAN. 11, 1944.
HE BAILED OUT AND WAS CAPTURED BY GERMAN TROOPS. THEN INTERNED IN STALAG 17D FOR 538 DAYS. HE WAS RELEASED ON JULY 2, 1945...

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Object Number - UPL 31470 - STAFF SGT. KENNETH O. TUBB OF BROWNSVILLE, TENN, WAS ASSIGNED TO BOMB SQUADRON 333rd 94th BOMB GROUP, 8th AIR FORCE, STATIONED AT ROUGHAN AF NEAR...

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30425 'Rodger Dodge Her', Prisoner of War (POW).



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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.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30425

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Roger Dodg-Her
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

11 January 2004

Born

Mississippi

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Added the POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1888, 8th AF Losses

Kenneth O Tubb: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 31470 - STAFF SGT. KENNETH O. TUBB OF BROWNSVILLE, TENN...