Thomas F Gallagher

Military
media-16278.jpeg UPL 16278 The backside (photo included in this collection) names all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself, pictured front row L to R), Mike Wojicicki, James B. Echman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombadier), Daniel Holey Wariguton. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly.
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Notes from Ed Reniere 21 November 2020 : Corrected some names : It's Robert Miner (not Mines); Robert Kincaid (not Kincade); Ernst Feibusch (not Fiebusch) and Daniel Foley (not Holey).
See UPL 16280 for reverse: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16280 T/Sgt. William H. Marra, 1944

Corrected names in caption

Object Number - UPL 16278 - The backside (photo included in this collection) names all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself, pictured front row L to R), Mike...

Force-landed B-17 #43-37866 in Switzerland on 5 September 1944, after being hit by Flak over Stuttgart, Germany. Also served in Korea.

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Robert E Kincaid

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19151909
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William Hynes Marra

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12106216
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Robert Elwin Miner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36292109
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Walter Lewis Underwood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073633 at enlistment, then O-772803
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Switzerland 5 September 1944 - 26 September 1944 after force-landing B-17 #43-37866 at Dubendorf, Switzerland

Born

Fulton, New York, USA
New York, New York

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MACR 8456
NARA WWII POW records

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MACR 8456

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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