Fred Browning

Military

Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 #425913. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Chester A Lisiewski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36219876
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Left, 2/Lt. Clifford McIlveen, 22, co-pilot of the "Mary Ellen III", and (right) 1/Lt. Clarence McIlveen, 25, pilot of the "Stars and Stripes" - the two brother pilots who met in the same squadron over here after nine months of separation.

Clifford George McIlveen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19047701 and O-735422
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joseph F Pittman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14054749
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Edwin Dale Rinkenberger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733356
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Prisoner of War

20 October 1943

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 828 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 828
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 828