Peter A Katsarelis
Military
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UPL 24004
B-17 #42-29983 "Iris" renamed later-on to "Uncle Sammy".
Crew of 1st Lt. Atkinson, Challen P. , 381BG 533BS.
Crashed on August 17, 1943 after raid to Schweinfurt and Flak damage nearby Adenau (Germany).
Crew of 1st Lt. Atkinson, Challen P. , 381BG 533BS.
Crashed on August 17, 1943 after raid to Schweinfurt and Flak damage nearby Adenau (Germany).
Nose Art Collection by Steinweden, Joakim (Germany)
RWG, Atkinson crew. 381st BG,533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29983 'Uncle Sammy'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 398. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
Quantico, VA
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735501
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677683
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673530
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18116704
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19090861
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner/Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gloria Ann, Iris, Uncle Sammy
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War |
Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | 17 August 1943 | Stalag XVIIB |
Born |
Quantico, Virginia, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database