Robert James Thiefels

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Ramhausen on 20 Mar 45 in B-17 'Boss Lady' #4297271

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Sherman Edward Meek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38565355
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-97271

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boss Lady
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th 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

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 20 March 1045 - 20 March 1945 Stalag Luft 1

Born

Pantine, Michigan, USA 8 August 1923

Died

11 March 1972 Died of kidney failure at age 48. Survived by wife Rita Thiefels (Née Ohngren, later Rita Cummins) and daughter Roberta Thiefels (later Roberta Cummins).

Revisions

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Contributorimmeemz
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Sources

Edited by his daugher Roberta Thiefels Cummins.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13565 / MACR 13565, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database