Robert W Fillman
MilitaryDamaged by fighters on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 March 1944, B-17G #42-38195 diverted to Switzerland after bombs away and crashed S of St. Gallen after the crew baled out. 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 16 March 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3247 / MACR 3247, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database