Norbey A Overton

Military

Damaged by fighters on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F 42-5950 'Peter's Pride' fell out of formation and crash-landed W of Cloppenburg, Germany. Prisoner of War.

POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

William F Babington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802227
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683121
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Roy Hatcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20228454
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Billy B Ivy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19162937
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Allan V Kangas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11057763
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left. Handwritten on reverse: '#11'.

42-5950

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Devotion, Peter's Pride
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 8 March 1944 - 12 June 1945 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Kansas City, Missouri

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Corrected the spelling of his first name per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-5950 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2997, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces