Frederick L Fletcher
Military
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UPL 37615
William McKeon Crew
401st BG - 613th BS
Standing Left to Right: Edward D. Hill (TG), Frederick L. Fletcher (WG), Charles E. May (BTG), Jack Sharp (RO), Harold Hallman (WG), Raymond Harman (FE), Joseph Kozlowsky (B), Werner Zukunft (N), Robert Gray (CP), William McKeon (P)
This crew was shot down on their 16th mission, 19 July 1944. 9 POW and 1 Evadee (McKeon) 401st Bomb Group collection
401st BG - 613th BS
Standing Left to Right: Edward D. Hill (TG), Frederick L. Fletcher (WG), Charles E. May (BTG), Jack Sharp (RO), Harold Hallman (WG), Raymond Harman (FE), Joseph Kozlowsky (B), Werner Zukunft (N), Robert Gray (CP), William McKeon (P)
This crew was shot down on their 16th mission, 19 July 1944. 9 POW and 1 Evadee (McKeon) 401st Bomb Group collection
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Corne on 7/19/44 in B-17 #446129
POW
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other 401st BG Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe Airfield, UK | 30 May 1944 - 19 July 1944 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Corne, France | 19 July 1944 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 July 1944 - 15 May 1944 | Stalag Luft III (Dates are approximate) |
Born |
Noerhead, Minnesota, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8157 / MACR 8157, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2128 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database