William H Rhett
Military
William Rhett Engineer S. Carolina
Mack Farmer Radio Operator Missouri
Sam Libdelnour? Armorie gunner NY
Milton Bassett Ball Turret Conn.
Gilbert Maple Upper Local Gunner Nebraska
Norman Carlson Tail Gunner Washington
Front Row:
Raymond Braun Pilot Wisconsin
Edward Peterson Co Pilot Minnesota
Ralph Zimon? Bombardier NY
Associated people depicted in image
Object Number - UPL 38727 - Left to right back row: William Rhett Engineer S. Carolina Mack Farmer Radio Operator Missouri Sam Libdelnour? Armorie gunner NY Milton Bassett...
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Maid
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Coral Gables, Florida, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | Stalag 3A and work camps (Also Oflag 3-6) Luckenwalde (was originally interrogation center) Brandenburg, Prussia 52-13 |
Revisions
Corrected the date the "Summary biography" to match the date in MACR 11732 at Fold3.com.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11732 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
