Joseph W Russell Jr

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30315 'Peg Of My Heart'. Crashed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30315) nicknamed "Peg O' My Heart" of the 390th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Peg 'O My Heart. 390BG. 17/8/43.'

42-30315

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battle Queen, Peg of My Heart
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 17 August 1943

Revisions

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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so one dup person can be deleted.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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MACR 391 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database