Fred K Bracken

Military

Shot down 31 December 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW/ PH

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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

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31895

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss-Chief
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

31 December 1944

Died

1 January 2001

Born

Palisade, California

Revisions

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Added the Awards mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to the 100th BG.

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11365 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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100th BG newsletter, Spring 2001 MACR 11365 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia