Joseph Soper

Military

Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C belly landed. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 656



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Paul Shepard Casey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16052088 / O-792103
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-5801

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 March 1912

Enlisted

13 April 1942

Other

Belly Landing POW

20 miles South of Rotterdam 12 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Bochum, Germany in B-17 42-5801 12-Aug-43; A/C belly landed. POW. MACR 656

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

12 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Discharged USAAF

15 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

7 June 1975

Buried

Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, McAdoo, PA 10 June 1975 Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery McAdoo, Schuylkill County, PA

Based

Podington 12 August 1943 Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 656 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database