Walter P Empric

Military
media-39446.jpeg UPL 39446 1st Lt Walter P. Empric. Bombardier on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew.

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Object Number - UPL 39446 - 1st Lt Walter P. Empric. Bombardier on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew.

Bombardier on 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's "Shade Ruff" crew. Shot down on 11 April 1944 on his 17th combat mission in B-17G #42-39881 "Gloria J." Prisoner of War (POW). Detained as a prisoner of the government of Germany in Stalag Luft III (Sagan, Germany) and later Stalag VII A (Moosburg, Germany).



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Right Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gloria J
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Sagan and later Moosburg, Germany 11 April 1944 - 29 April 1945 Stalag Luft III (Sagan, Germany) and later Stalag VII A (Moosburg, Germany)

Born

Buffalo, New York, USA

Revisions

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Corrected/updated information.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Corrected/updated information.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Updated information.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Updated information.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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United States Army Air Forces official photograph.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Corrected typographical error.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Missing Air Crew Report #4017.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Service member's official military flight logs.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Service member's official military flight logs.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Official United States government WWII POW records.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading list, personal flight log and United States government WWII POW records.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading list and personal flight log.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading lists.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading lists.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) combat mission loading lists.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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1) Military personnel records to include promotion orders.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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1) Military personnel records to include discharge paperwork, flight logs, Western Union telegrams confirming MIA and later POW status, 2) Information found on the 401st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Association's web site - 401bg.org.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4017 / MACR 4017, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1056 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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