Larry G Messinger
MilitaryShot down in A/C #297163 on 13 September 1944 on Merseburg synthetic oil mission. Plane received permission to land in France after 2 engins were out nad a 3rd was running erratic. Returned to duty.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snow white
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | ||
Other Returned (RTD) |
Germany | 13 September 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8899 / MACR 8899; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database