Morris P Bianchi

Military

Damaged by flak and falling out of formation on a mission to Brunswick on 30 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31209 was abandoned and crashed near Diepholz. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31209

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rockford, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2884 / MACR 2884, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database