Maxwell Burton Veber
Military
Object Number - UPL 51746 - Max Veber
Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Aboard B-17 42-30041, crashed in sea and crew rescued in flight from Gander 10-Jun-43. RTD
Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 42-29670 'Thundermug' 25-Jul-43; shot down, Prisoner of War (POW). No MACR
Awards: SS, DSC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11055383
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728648
- Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13033323
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kellogg, IA | 3 September 1920 | Son of William and Christina Marie [Paulson] Veber. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Des Moines, IA | 15 June 1942 | Fort Des Moines, Iowa |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 25 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Uetersen, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 42-29670 'Thundermug' 25-Jul-43; shot down, Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
18 March 1976 | ||
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Buried |
Our Silent City Cemetery Kellogg, Jasper County, IA | 21 March 1976 | Our Silent City Cemetery Kellogg, Jasper County, Iowa |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 25 July 1943 | Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151152893/maxwell-burton-veber
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145, 190-1 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
