Max Richard Bartholomew

Military
media-37598.jpeg UPL 37598 "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 10 March 1945."

Rear L-R: S/Sgt Walter E Smith, S/Sgt Harry W. Haynes Jr, Sgt Melvin Conrad Carlson, Sgt Edward Gilbert Eschinger, Sgt Louis L Contreras.
Front L-R: 2Lt Max Richard Bartholomew, 2Lt Blaine E Thomas, 2Lt Roger Clinton Lee, 2Lt Walter L Lacy.

https://www.fold3.com/image/161238976

Object Number - UPL 37598 - "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 10 March...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168

Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Blaine E Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-785019
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102544

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sack Time
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Algona, Iowa, USA 25 March 1924 Son of Maurice Allen and Leona May [Miller] Bartholomew.

Enlisted

Des Moines, IA 16 October 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Dresden, Germany 17 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 17 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Algona, IA 7 January 2014

Buried

Buffalo Township Cemetery, Titonka, IA 10 January 2014 Buffalo Township Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, IA

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Molesworth 17 April 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date5 Mar 2019 10:33:04
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29036036
https://www.fold3.com/image/161238976
https://www.fold3.com/image/648694272
https://www.fold3.com/record/84673100-max-r-bartholomew
https://www.fold3.com/record/640995105-max-r-bartholomew
https://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/121643/Max-Bartholomew/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123003169/max-richard-bartholomew

Date5 Mar 2019 10:12:30
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29036036
https://www.fold3.com/image/161238976
https://www.fold3.com/image/648694272
https://www.fold3.com/record/84673100-max-r-bartholomew
https://www.fold3.com/record/640995105-max-r-bartholomew
https://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/121643/Max-Bartholomew/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123003169/max-richard-bartholomew

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:57
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 14168

Max Richard Bartholomew: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 37598 - "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron...