Farmer E Rains Jr

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Hanover on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31265. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lebanon, Missouri

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 10 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 100th BG as listed in the A/C description.

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-31265 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 2382, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia