Mario W Del Re Jr

Military

Shot down 16 August 1943 in B-17 42-30001 'Mary Ann' Prisoner of War (POW).



4th Mission. Injured when A/C blew up and he was thrown from plane. Spent time in Bahjnon, FR hospital, then Luftwaffe Interogation Center outside Frankfurt.



Repatriated Jan, 45.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond H Bidwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736079
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30001

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary ann
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tulare, California 14 December 1919

Other

Prisoner of war

16 August 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1297, self