Frederick H Baumann
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32728625
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 16 January 1943 | Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 26 September 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, Warren G. Fleshman Crew. 30 combat missions. |
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Born |
Ohio, USA | ||
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Other Crash Landing |
20 January 1945 | Crash landed near Molesworth Airfield, Station 107 due to weather and engine failures; 2 crew killed, 7 seriously injured. Baumann was seriously injured and later transferred to the Detachment of Patients. |
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Sources
AAIR 45-01-20527 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
