96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Military
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37910. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/10/43; Gr Island 27/10/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ- ] Snetterton 15/12/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/44 with Clarry Tate, Co-pilot: Jim Heathcock, Navigator: Bob Carter, Bombardier: Bill Hatcher, Flight engineer/top turret...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Washington, District of Columbia, USA | |
Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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23 January 2020 03:48:26 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:21:26 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3768 / MACR 3768; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |