Ernest Germano

Military

Ernest Germano was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. On the 10 September 1944 mission, he was Pilot of B-24 44-6095 and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

John Chester Diedrich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19113223
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Alexander Donaldson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13171816
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Waist Gunner

Cloyde Inman Goody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38406212
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James Marshall Grey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19206466 at enlistment, then O-768076
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William David Shelly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18042995
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

44-6095

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forth Worth Gal
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

French civillians inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32086) nicknamed "You Never Know" of the 457th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44 France.'

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  • Date: 10 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

30 July 1918 Galeton, Pennsylvania

Enlisted

27 July 1942 San Francisco, California

Other

captured

10 September 1944 in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

10 September 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control on 13 June 1946 (sic)".

Died

25 December 2002
Berkeley, Alameda County, California

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft cards
NARA WWII POW records

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database