Lowell A Reif
Military
401st Bomb Group
Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth Dickerson (BTG), Lowel Reif.(RWG)
Kneeling L to R: Stanley Johnson (N), Emil Smetana (B), Ronald Rohner (P), Frank Leonard (CP).
Object Number - UPL 23418 - Ronald R. Rohner Crew 401st Bomb Group Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth...
Shot down during bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany 30 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37856 'Fancy Nancy III'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803692
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sac Hound
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fools Luck III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fancy Nancy III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Fosters, Michigan, USA | 17 November 1923 | |
|
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 13 October 1942 | |
|
Died |
Englewood, FL, USA | 3 December 1998 | |
|
Other Shot Down/Captured |
38154 Beienrode, Germany | 30 January 1944 | |
|
Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | Stalag Luft IV | |
| Saginaw County, MI, USA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2276;
- , 8th AF Losses;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1183;
- 466th BG Historian
MACR 2276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database