George W Elder

Military
media-35790.jpeg UPL 35790 A2 flying jacket of Lt. Joseph C. Harper, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

My photo, taken 7 October 2018.

Object Number - UPL 35790 - A2 flying jacket of Lt. Joseph C. Harper, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30080 'High Life'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peg O'My Heart / High Life
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Born

Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 17 August 1943

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to the 100th BG listed in the A/C description.

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Added a connection to 8th AF.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Information gathered after visiting the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 683 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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