Norman P Rosenfield

Military
media-28877.jpeg UPL 28877 Crew of B-17 G "Flying Fortress" Serial No. 44-6338

Associated aircraft record.

Object Number - UPL 28877 - Crew of B-17 G "Flying Fortress" Serial No. 44-6338

Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Salzburg 11-Nov-44 mechanical fault, crashed Fruli MIA [FOD 12-Nov-45] MACR 9862.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6338

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Miami Beach, FL, USA 25 February 1943

Died

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 11 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Salzburg 11-Nov-44 mechanical fault, crashed Fruli MIA [FOD 12-Nov-45] MACR 9862.

Born

South Norwalk, Norwalk, CT 06854, USA

Based

Amendola 11 November 1944 Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF.

Buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Fairfield County, CT, USA

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https://www.abmc.gov/node/549216#.WgXo81u0PDc
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