Richard X Karl

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803697
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Somerville, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5306 / MACR 5306, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1188 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database