Louis E Petersen

Military

A/C exploded in air 3 chutes were seen' on Bremen, Germany U-Boats pens mission 4 Oct 1943.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29713

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

4 October 1943

Born

Arkon, Ohio

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 960 ;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 281 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia