Finis A Brumbeloe
Military
(Back-left-to-right) 2Lt Finis A. Brumbeloe (P)(WIA/POW), 2Lt Donnell H. Marsh (CP)(POW), 2Lt James R. Groves (N)(WIA/POW), 2Lt Charles D. Garneau (B)(KIA), S/Sgt Peter J. Kiebish (E)(POW); (Front Left-to-right) Sgt Howard S. Payton (RWG)(KIA), Sgt William C. Steele (BTG)(KIA), S/Sgt Harry V. Hosso (LWG)(POW), Sgt William R. Perryman (TG)(POW)
303rd Bomb Group collection
http://www.303rdbg.com/news/2012-12-23.html (newsletter)
Object Number - UPL 49619 - FINIS A. BRUMBELOE CREW - 360th BS (crew assigned 360BS: 27 Oct 1943 - photo: Rapid City, SD 19 Aug 1943) (Back-left-to-right) 2Lt Finis A....
Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-5483 'Red Ass', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Devil Himself : Red Ass
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Oflag 9A
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 November 1943 | Oflag 9A/H Spangenberg-Kassel Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 51-09 |
Revisions
Added connections to the 8th AF and to the 8th AF mission #140 for 29 Nov 1943.
Added a connection to Oflag 9A/H per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1656 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
