Paul Gerard Deininger
Military
Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P. Harrington (Engineer), S/Sgt. Arnold Money (Gunner), S/Sgt. Steve Kernitz (Gunner).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. William D. Whitaker (Bombardier), 1st Lt. Herbert H. Newman (Pilot), 2nd Lt. William L. Frankhouser (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Paul G. Deininger (Co-Pilot).
Sourced from the 398th.org archive photos.
Object Number - UPL 22164 - Newman's Crew. 603rd Squadron (15/8/1944). Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P....
July 26, 1944, the A/C takeoff was being made by Deininger, who was in the left hand seat. A short runway, #17, was being used and the plane veered off to the side of the runway. The pilot 1st Lt. Herbert Newman took over the controls from the right
Awards: POW, WW II Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, PA | 27 December 1917 | Son of Carl A and Esther C [Klotz] Deininger. |
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Enlisted |
Forrt George G Meade, MD | 28 January 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 2 November 1944 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Merseburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-102562; Hit by enemy fighters, afire, dropped from formation, baled out POW. MACR 10157 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Pennsylvania, USA | 22 July 2013 | |
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Buried |
Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA | 27 July 2013 | Cathedral Cemetery Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA |
| Hillside, NJ | |||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10157 / MACR 10157; 398th History, Vol II; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
