Richard William Glaser
Military
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Richard " Dick" Glaser Navigator on B-17 after a mission to Germany in 1944.
Dick was shot down with the rest of the crew on B-17 42-31773 on a mission to Magdelburg Germany April 29, 1944
Dick was shot down with the rest of the crew on B-17 42-31773 on a mission to Magdelburg Germany April 29, 1944
personal knowledge of when they were shot down
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231773. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wheeling, West VirginiaA | 4 April 1905 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 | |
Died |
11 March 1982 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 4456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Contributorbombercommand
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ContributorCRJohnstonjr
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personal information because he was the navigator on my Dad's B-17 when they were shot down on April 29, 1944
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4456/nephew