Loel Bishop
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658
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1944 - Blanco Diablo (B-17G 42-102658), DeMallie Crew. Back Row: Jow Marlowe, Loel Bishop, Don Holmes, Hank Rutkowski, Lowell Strain, Harold S. Derr, Jr. Front Row: Howard DeMallie, Chuck Olson, Bill Leader, Dick Fuller.
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Howard DeMallie
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Mepple on 12/6/44 in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658 -
Harold Derr
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658 -
Richard Fuller
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Evaded (EVD) Crashed near Mepple on 12/6/44 in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658. He was only member of crew to escape. Spent 5 months with Dutch Underground. Returned to Allied Control 1 Apr 45 Pilot was Richard De Mellie -
Donald Holmes
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658 -
Joe Marlowe
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658 -
Charles Olson
Military | Flight Officer | Navigator
Crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42-102658, Prisoner of War (POW). -
Henry Rutkowski
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo #42102658 -
Lowell Strain
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658
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42-102658 Blanco Diablo
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Gr Island 12/45/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 30/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 6/12/44 with Howard DeMallie, Chas Olson, Don Holmes, Howard Derp, Lowell Strain, Henry Rutkowski, Loel Bishop (7...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 February 2018 19:52:45 | BruceDerr | Created entry with caption and person associations |
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Harold S. Derr, Jr Archive |
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