John H Hudson
Military
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UPL 41628
The Crew of 43-38796 "The Lad" The picture labelled "Granger" is believed to be that of William V Gorringe.
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Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796 He was shot down over Breman Germany in Air craft ser. number 43-58796 named ( The Lad ). Target Transportation hubs. was captured and imprisioned for 3 to 6 months. was his 33. 5 mission as a Bombardier.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17118453
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner; Tail Gunner, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0775160
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0824999
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Piqua, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Port Jefferson, Ohio | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1945 |
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Sources
Landing orders, special orders number 141, via 94th Bomb Group Facebook public group
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12614 / MACR 12614/son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database