Harold John Bertram

Military

Made an emergency landing SE of Amiens, France after being damaged by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhoven, Germany on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37848 'Sissy'. Prisoner of War.



Earlier RTD. 31 December 1943. B-17 #42-310732 crashed at Whittlesey after mission to Gironde. 8 bailed out while pilots crash landed. 10 RTD. Stier crew.

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nose section of an airplane that has a plexiglass bubble on the front. On the side is a painting of a coin with the words "Silver Dollar" painted around the coin.

42-37781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Dollar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-37848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sissy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 16 March 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Born

St Paul, Minnesota

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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Added S/N per info on 384th BG website.

 

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=305

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Merged with duplicate records to include information from :
MACR 3244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
AAIR 43-12-26-507 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 458 http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?  LastName=bertram&GivenNames=harold