Lee McDonald

Military

On mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31436 collided with another B-17 (#41-31151 of 96th BG/337th BS) and crashed near Monthermé, France. Prisoner of War (POW). Lee McDonald managed to evade for a time, being helped by the Underground. Like his crewmates Louis Koren and Fred Huebner, he was helped by local Resistance leader Georges POIRIER in Charleville-Mézières, France. He and the others were captured later in a wave of arrests. Prisoner of War (POW).



Served in Vietnam.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Cuyler Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732504
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Henry LeRoy Hammond

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-186678
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Frederick Phillip Huebner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682184
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Louis Joseph Koren, Circa 1943-44

Louis Joseph Koren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13084328
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Matthew Stanley Kwasny

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36352676
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-31436

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, United States 19 July 1919

Enlisted

Seattle, Washington, United States 13 November 1941 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps

Died

31 October 1991

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Mühlberg, Germany 15 June 1945 Evaded before being captured. NARA WW II POW database : "Stalag 4B Mühlberg, Germany. Returned to Allied military control 15/6/45".
Kitsap County, Washington, United States

Buried

Abbey View Memorial Park, 3601 Alaska Road, Brier, WA 98036, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged details from a duplicate record to include information from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2378, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, page 98

Additional biographical information from http://www.findagrave.com

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 2378
Research on biographies of crew

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database