Nicholas J DeRose

Military

B-17G 42-37786 fell behind the formation on the return from a mission to Augsberg, Germany and was shot down by an ME109 and crashed SSW of Reutlingen, Germany on 25 Feb 1944 . Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

25 February 1944

Born

San Bernadino, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2933, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces