Clifford J Brown

Military

Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Don Cielewich crew. 3 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Mannheim/Ludwigshaven in B-17 42-3413 'Hard Luck!' 14-Aug-44; Shot down by flak*. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7899



*Co-pilot noted A/C ran out of fuel, crew baled out as it plunged earthward. All crew barring the pilots egressed via rear fuselage exit, pilots used the nose hatch.



Awards: POW. WWII Victory, EAME.

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Lenard Evert Moen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19180162 / O-711774
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Cyrenne Lawrence Ropson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36226652
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Henry Joseph Sytnik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35892337
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 14 August 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.
Union City, New Jersey, USA

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 14 August 1944 Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91043864. (MACR 7899)

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

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Added an association to the 100th BG listed in the A/C #42-3413 description section.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7899 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7899 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database