William H Landrie Jr
Military
Crew on board:
Pilot-Lt. Charles E. Howell (KIA)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. William M. Bryan (KIA)
Navigator-Lt. John J. Leyden, Jnr. (KIA)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. Robert T. Gaynor (KIA)
Top Turret Gunner-S/Sgt. Ralph F. Glancy (KIA)
Radio Observer-T/Sgt. John W. Bahling (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-S/Sgt. Brooks U. Atchinson (KIA)
Left Waist Gunner-S/Sgt. William H. Landrie (POW)
Right Waist Gunner- S/Sgt. Jose M. Echevarria (POW)
Tail Gunner- S/Sgt. Fred W. Cole (KIA)
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 22471 - "Fuddy Duddy" 43-38147 N8-L was assigned to 600th Squadron, of the 398th Bomb Group, as a replacement aircraft. It was declared MIA on 21st November,...
Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed at Erfurt on 11/21/44 in B-17 'Fuddy-Duddy' 43-38147.
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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
- Nicknames: Fuddy duddy
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 21 November 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Born |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11210