Robert E Quinn
Military
Article written by Hugh Cassidy and published in a newspaper on Long Island, NY after personal interview with John A. Gray.
Object Number - UPL 20424 - Memorial Day: Memories of a P.O.W. John A Gray.
B-17G #42-31098 'Penny's Thunderhead' ran off the runway when the tire blew on landing on 26 Mar 1944. RTD. Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #4297440 'Flak Rat II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Date: 20 February 1944
![A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress on the 4 February 1944. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4-2-44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 304545. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413520.jpg.webp?itok=8ZB41rSN)
- Date: 11 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
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Columbus, Ohio, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5310 / MACR 5310, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1094 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database