Stewart H Day Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 5 December 1943 in B-17 #423397 'Fighting Cock. ' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Heading back to France with #3 engine on fire. With crew in dinghies, German shore patrol fired at dingies and 7 crew members died. Kleuser crew.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly over the Alps during a mission. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 Sep 1943.' [stamp] and '282477.' [Censor no.] Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-3397 'Fightin' Cock; over Alps. Liferaft door open, battle damage.'

42-3397

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fighting Cock
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Born

Bath, Maine

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Sources

MACR 2164, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs  Vol I byBishop & Hey pp. 408-9 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia