Frederick H Oppelt
Military
Back Row left to right: S/Sgt. James Purnell Jnr. ; T/Sgt. Millard W. Reynolds ; S/Sgt. William L. Mays ; S/Sgt. Frederick H. Oppelt : S/ Sgt. Orville O. Fulkerson ; T/Sgt. Carl R. Carnes.
Front Row left to right: Lt. John E. Knight; Lt. Robert N. Brown ; Lt. David F. Parry : Lt. Philip D. Holman.
See https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/32517
David F. Parry by Virginia W. Parry
Added Caption with details from :
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/32517
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Object Number - UPL 32516 - Crew of the "Dull Tool" Back Row left to right: S/Sgt. James Purnell Jnr. ; T/Sgt. Millard W. Reynolds ; S/Sgt. William L. Mays ; S/Sgt. Frederick...
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts and Rust
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Other Returned (RTD) |
Mediterranean Sea | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
