Henry G Bailey

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Perching on 7/19/44 in B-17 #42-97178, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Mama
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Apalachicola, Florida

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 19 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7279 / MACR 7279, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database