John R Fitzgerald

Military

Shot down 25 November 1944 in B-17 43-37886 'Pennsy-Belle. ' Prisoner of War.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War

Germany 25 November 1944

Born

Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10759 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database