Lyman E Emrich

Military

Wounded on 6 March 1944 Berlin raid. Hit by anti aircraft fire over Berlin that blew radio man out of air plane and wounded three gunners on our 13th mission and my 23rd birthday. Our pilot did a wonderful job flying ship home to Rattlesden base with all controls shot out. His name was Capt Arthur Sockolosky.

B-17G #42-31227 'Dottie Jane' was hit by flak on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 March 1944 but was able to return to base.

Air Medal w/clusters; Purple Heart, ETO ribbon/Good conduct medal

1 aerial kill.

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Units served with

447th Bomb Group

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

708th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31227

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Dottie Jane
Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

Places

Rattlesden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Fremont City, New York	6 March 1921

Revisions

Date6 Oct 2014 17:56:43

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

Expanded information in the Mighty Eighth's biographic record and made connections based on that information.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:27

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces