Frederick L Campbell

Military
media-48643.jpeg UPL 48643 2nd Lt. Frederick L. Campbell - B-17 Navigator in the 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron. Lt. Campbell was a POW for 6th months in German Stalag.

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Object Number - UPL 48643 - 2nd Lt. Frederick L. Campbell - B-17 Navigator in the 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron. Lt. Campbell was a POW for 6th months in German Stalag.

Crashed near Medenblick on 11/6/44 in B-17 'Lady Jane' #42-107009, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107009

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Jane
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belton, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

English Channel 6 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorHotelie1970
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https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2019/268/79265302_3e981a92-d6d4-43… and GENERAL ORDER # 502, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 7 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10349 / MACR 10349, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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