Adam Maurer

Military

Damaged by fighters and shot down by flak over the target of Regensburg and exploded in mid-air on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30822 'The Dorsal Queen'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Foolish Virgin, The Dorsal Queen
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

25 February 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2774, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 2776 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database