Joseph G Schaller

Military

B-17G #42-31331 fell out of formation and was attacked by fighters and made a crash landing NW of Nienburg enroute to target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mon tete rouge, tina tangerine
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Albany, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3190 / MACR 3190, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database