Willie Vandeberg

Military

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT). MACR 5332.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Harold M Peters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802452
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31899

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chatterbox
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Neillsville, WI 1 January 1920 Son of Willia, and Jessie [Brown] Vandeberg.

Enlisted

23 October 1942

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 27 May 1944 Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 5332.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 August 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

12 November 1975

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 14 November 1975 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Based

Polebrook 27 May 1944 Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

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http://351st.org/ken.harbour/missdetail6.HTML
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67110629/willie-vandeberg
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database