William S Hurtley
Military
Andrew G. Lucas, Engineer; S/Sgt. Daniel D. Moynihan, Radio Operator; John Nelson, Waist Gunner; Sgt. Lester R. Pearson, Ball Turret Gunner; Sgt. William S. Hurtley, Waist Gunner; Sgt. Glenn C. Knudson, Tail Gunne
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
2nd Lt. Adolph P. "A.P." Miller, Jr., Pilot; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Prunty, Co-pilot; 2nd Lt. Thomas A. Bottomley, Navigator; Joe Nieaecks, Bombardier
Lt. Adolph .P. Miller's B-17 "Dear Becky" was shot down on 26 November 1944 on a mission to bomb a railroad viaduct near Altenbeken, Germany. Lt. Miller was a POW at Stalag Luft I for the remainder of the war. Lt. Bottomley was also a POW until the end of the war in May 1945. (Photo and info contributed by John Meurs and Paul Miller (son of Lt. A.P. Miller))
Object Number - UPL 50686 - BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew G. Lucas, Engineer; S/Sgt. Daniel D. Moynihan, Radio Operator; John Nelson, Waist Gunner; Sgt. Lester R. Pearson,...
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #4238128 'Dear Becky. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cutty Sark, Red Alert, Dear Becky
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mondovi, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10838 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
