Norman Henken

Military

B-17 #42-37725 ditched in North Sea 31 December 1943. Returned to base.



Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31497. Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

42-31375

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

42-31497

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Round Trip Jeannie
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

42-37725

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

11 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1686;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3820 ;
- 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 / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…