Fred C Shere Jr
MilitaryShot down by 3 x Fw190's stayed at controls with co-pilot and nose gunner to enable crew to bale out 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28759. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39690607
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131851 / T-061361
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Enlisted |
Ashland, OR 97520, USA | 16 September 1940 | |
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Died |
49626 Bippen, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28759. KIA. |
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Buried |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 4462, Wall of Valor Form / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia