Edward R LaPointe

Military

ETTG, Pry crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 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 XVIIB.



POW

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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 XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

8 October 1943 Stalag Luft XVIIB

Born

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1397