Joe Dell Tilley

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97192 'Bottled in Bond. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97192) of the 388th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297192, F , 388 BG.'

42-97192

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bottled In Bond
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jacksonville, Texas 21 November 1921

Other

Interned

11 April 1944

Died

13 June 2006

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html