Theodore F Snyder Jr

Military

Bombardier, Pry crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down on 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30009 'Feather Merchant'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1397. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Carl L Baird

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39535449
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Martin D Brandt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37227087
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Roger W Burwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-674138
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Russell H Frautschi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35333697
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Alfred A Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12127068
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-30009

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Feather Merchant
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag XIII-D

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 13D, Oflag 73

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 8 October 1943 Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1397 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, MACR 1397