Alvin O Forney

Military
media-25869.png UPL 25869 T/Sgt Alvin O. Forney

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Object Number - UPL 25869 - T/Sgt Alvin O. Forney

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee'. Prisoner of War (POW). See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6

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Black and white posed headshot of man wearing a uniform of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There is a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. There is an aviation insignia pin on the jacket lapels. Silver wings and med ribbons are on the top of the left -side jacket pocket. Subject is not looking directly at lens and is smiling

Martin G Minnich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675363
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Cedric Louis Nussbaum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797372
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Henry Philip Sarnow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734984
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John White

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11114696
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

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ContributorED-BB
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Added website address for the Baker crew

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 402

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;'
- MACR 402

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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