Anthony N Sherg

Military

POW Crashed on 10/18/44 in B-17 34337608. Downed by flak and crashed on a road between Vaalvijk and Cappelle, Holland.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37608) of the 96th Bomb Group that crash landed in Holland. Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-37608. RNAF.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chute the Works
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 18 October 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10260 / MACR 10260; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194, 200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database