Arthur Henry Brown

Military
media-44596.jpeg UPL 44596 B-17G #42-97821 Flying Fack Crew and Aircraft Picture Aug 1944

Staff Sergeant Albert Alvin Spacil's personal belongings sent home after his death

Object Number - UPL 44596 - B-17G #42-97821 Flying Fack Crew and Aircraft Picture Aug 1944

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Idstein on 9/8/44 in B-17 Chaff Wagon 42-97821.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-710226
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35621390
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-819517
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757190
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32841263
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chaff Wagon
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

Germany 8 September 1944

Born

Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8602 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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