Frank R Koch

Military

Frank Koch was a Top Turret Gunner in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-24 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Oliver J Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19065021 and O-729712
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William Howard Downey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-418282
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Theodore G Ferentinos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32461783
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Winston Edward Lowe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37195457
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Ernest George Muir

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35437505
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-29710

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell Below
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Michigan, United States 19 June 1921

Enlisted

Detroit, Michigan, United States 6 June 1942

Other

Made prisoner

Saint-Lunaire, France 29 May 1943 Captured on 29 May near Saint-Lunaire, France

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria 29 May 1943 Interned at Stalag XVIIB/17B (Barrack 36A) Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military control 31 May 1945.“
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States

Died

United States

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 15139
NARA WWII Enlistment records
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 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database