Donald L Cairns

Military

B-17G AC# 42-31410 'Berlin Bessie'. Prisoner of War (POW) on 6 Oct 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Berlin Bessie : I Dood It
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 October 1944

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Sources

Combat Chronology, Unit Website, MACR 9352 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database