Jack Christian Peterson

Military

Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, American campaign, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Harry Walter Blair

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16104515 / O-826861
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37869

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oconto Falls, Wisconsin 8 May 1925 Born Oconto Falls, Wisconsin

Enlisted

Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin 27 April 1943 Enlisted Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland 23 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Died

8 May 1996

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, California 11 May 1996 Interred Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, California

Revisions

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database