Joe Bruce Maloy Jr
MilitaryEntered service at Ft. McClellan, AL in Jan-43. Joined 392nd BG March 1944. Pilot-Fred C Shere. Shot down on 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28759 on mission to Berlin, Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIB to 3-May-45. Rank at end of WWII was Staff Sergeant.
Awards: POW, PH, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20938904 / O-745956
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montgomery, Alabama, USA | 8 October 1923 | Son of Joe B Sr and Lucretia [Boothe] Maloy. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 29 April 1944 - 3 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIB. |
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Other Baled out |
49626 Bippen, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down on 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28759 on mission to Berlin. |
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Died |
30 January 2006 | ||
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36201, USA | ||
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Based |
Wendling | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4462 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database