Melvin M Fox
MilitaryAssigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13882
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18062361 / O-663651
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38458969
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 723746
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16031661 / O-2009085
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Born |
Ottawa, Illinois, USA | Son of Frank E Fox. | |
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Based |
Honington | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster MACR 13882 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database