Bernard Morris Tuvman

Military
media-41005.jpeg UPL 41005 Sketch of Bernard Tuvman, 1944.

'I can’t imagine being locked up as a prisoner and not knowing what tomorrow will bring. Additionally dad had an H stamped on his American dog tag which indicated that he was a Jew. A Jew in the hands of the Germans was not a good combination. He was very lucky to have survived the war let alone jump out of his plane and survive being a POW.' Bernard Tuvman Collection

Reupload of UPL to correct orientation. Originally uploaded by user kentuvman (Ken Tuvman) son of Bernard Tuvman

Object Number - UPL 41005 - Sketch of Bernard Tuvman, 1944. 'I can’t imagine being locked up as a prisoner and not knowing what tomorrow will bring. Additionally dad had...

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17F #42-30201 'Shedonwanna?', Prisoner of War (POW).



This was Dad's 6th mission and group was returning from bombing a munitions plant in Stuttgart. The plane was attacked by flak and German fighters and Dad bailed out over France and was promptly captured by a German soldier, interrogated in Regensburg, Germany and then transferred to Stalag VIIA and then Stalag XVIIB.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Donald Joseph Bevan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11017949
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30201

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shedonwanna
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

POW

Germany 6 September 1943

Died

23 September 2013

Enlisted

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added his middle name per MACR 3124 at Fold3.com.

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correct B-17 serial to correct format
added B-17 type and block

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Ken Tuvman, son

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Ken Tuvman, Son

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Brought together information from duplicate record to include information from MACR 3124 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3124

Bernard Morris Tuvman: Gallery (14 items)

Object number: UPL 40951 - This may have been the airplane dad flew in that...

Object number: UPL 40952 - Messerschmitt 109 This may have been the German...

Object number: UPL 40953 - Sketch of an RAF Short Sterling by Bernard Tuvman

Object number: UPL 40954 - This sketch captures the disabled B-17 crashing...

Object number: UPL 40955 - Front side of postcard in note to parents

Object number: UPL 40956 - This was a postcard dad wrote to his mother while...

Object number: UPL 40957 - Card Game POWs used fat from Ref Cross rations to...

Object number: UPL 40958 - More of things made by POWs

Object number: UPL 40959 - Odd things made by POWs Various tools and utensils...

Object number: UPL 40960 - Dad wanted to pass along his experiences to the...

Object number: UPL 40961 - The YMCA provided a scrapbook to POWs and this was...

Object number: UPL 40962 - 'Hopelessly Discouraged' Sketch of Bernard Tuvman...