Joseph J Spurr

Military
Joseph J. Spurr UPL 67274 UPL 67274 Joseph J. Spurr, B-17

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Object Number - UPL 67274 - Joseph J. Spurr, B-17

Damaged by fighters on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 March 1944, B-17G #42-38195 diverted to Switzerland after bombs away and crashed S of St. Gallen after the crew baled out. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38195

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Evaded

16 March 1944

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Sources

Hiigh School Yearbook

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3247 / MACR 3247, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 67274 - Joseph J. Spurr, B-17