Norman E Phillips

Military

Shot down by FW190s and crashed near Hameln, GR on a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31533. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31533

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

2 August 1917

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

22 February 1944 - 17 April 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2931 / MACR 2931, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database