Ferdinand Christofero

Military

Tail gunner, Zum crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29789 'Big Time Operator'. Mission #25 to the airfield at Romilly, France. MACR 473. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft XVIIB.

Brooklyn, NY



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Edwin R Myers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35310860
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Floyd H Terry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20820644
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John W Willis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-430115
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Melvin F Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19080785
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Benjamin J Zum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795331
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Prisoner of War

3 September 1943 Stalag Luft XVIIB

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Brooklyn, New York

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 473