Joseph P O'Donnell

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Punschrau, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #42- 31537 "Buffalo Gal". Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Ira Lawrence Arnold

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38338409
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Frank William Buschmeier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35683437
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Floyd Oscar Douglas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32383566
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier / Engineer

Robert Lawrence Dykeman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19101831 at enlistment, then O-755534
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William Thomas Fitzroy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13038519 at enlistment, then O-755538
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Randie Lou" of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385.'

42-31537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Randie Lou, BUFFALO GAL
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 350th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

29 July 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 4 Heydekrug / Gross Tychow. Moved to Usedom bei Sävenmünde, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 7 June 1945.”

Born

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Revisions

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Added a "space before the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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MACR 7809
NARA WWII POW record

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database