George A Peterson

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #423414 'Paddlefoot. ' Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3414

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paddlefoot
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 246