John F Pettenger Jr
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #426155. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
He was afterwards a captain with United Airlines and in 1976 treasurer of the Group association.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorBianca Barbato
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 827 / MACR 827, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 313 pix / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database