Seymour Nathan Wolfson

Military

Seymour Wolfson was a Left Waist Gunner in the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron. Shot down 22 December 1943 on board B-17 # 42-3184. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

407th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Royce F McGillvary

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 10601061
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Donald John McPhee

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39089357 and O-752500
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Hubert Francis O'Neill

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11117005
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Casimir Jerome Paulinski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36015693 and O-687757
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Henry John Roeber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32164122 and O-801644
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3184

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: U.S.S.. Aliquippa
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Technical Sergeant Edward Fee of the 91st Bomb Group enjoys a cup of coffee surrounded by his comrades at Bassingbourn after his final mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-27150 AC - HQ 8th AAF Photo Section, 20 Dec 1943. Ovation on Return. Congratulated on the completion of his tour of "Ops", T/Sgt. Edward Fee (holding cup), 30, of Charlestown, Mass., is surrounded by flying mates as he awaits interrogation. T/Sgt. Fee, holder of Air Medal and slated for the DFC, is aerial engineer of Fortres

VIII Bomber Command 161

Date: 22 December 1943

Places

Podington

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Pennsylvania, United States	24 October 1915	the son of Morris and Sarah Wolfson
Other Captured	Itterbeck, Germany	22 December 1943	by Dutch custom officers after landing in parachute
Other Prisoner of War (POW).	Braunau, Austria	22 December 1943	POW at Stalag XVIIB/17B (Barrack 16B) in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to military control 14 June 1945.”
Died	Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States	28 November 2000
Born	Akron, Ohio, United States		with is widowed mother, Russian-born Sarah Wolfson

Revisions

Date8 Mar 2023 17:57:11

Contributorjmoore43

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Added some punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date1 Aug 2016 13:57:23

ContributorED-BB

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MACR 1711
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:05

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1711 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database