Frederick Eugene Noble Jr
Military
92nd BG - 407th BS
Radio Operator - William Stein Crew
Object Number - UPL 43604 - SGT Frederick Eugene Noble, Jr 92nd BG - 407th BS Radio Operator - William Stein Crew
Shot down by flak and crashed at Leopold on 7/20/44 in B-17 'Berlin Special' #42-31984, Evaded (EVD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Special
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cleveland, OH | 23 October 1913 | |
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Other Liberated |
Herstal, Belgium | 9 September 1944 | |
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Died |
Fort Worth, TX | 16 September 1998 | |
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Other Shot Down/Evaded |
near Hechtel-Ecksel, Belgium | 20 July 1944 | Shot down on his 8th combat mission |
| Youngstown, OH |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7408 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
