James Eckman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 'Blues in the Night' #43-37866. Interned (INT) in neutral Switzerland.
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Alvin W Jaspers
Military
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Alvin Jaspers’ Air Medal card on page 434 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139472939 (NARA)
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The backside (photo included in this collection) names all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself, pictured front row L to R), Mike Wojicicki, James B. Echman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombadier), Daniel Holey Wariguton. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. - - - - Notes from Ed Reniere 21 November 2020 : Corrected some names : It's Robert Miner (not Mines); Robert Kincaid (not Kincade); Ernst Feibusch (not Fiebusch) and Daniel Foley (not Holey). See UPL 16280 for reverse: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16280
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A view from his plane. Location: ?
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This is the backside of the larger group photo naming all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself), Mike Wojicicki (?) James B. Eckman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombardier), Daniel Holey. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. - - - - Notes from Ed Reniere 16 November 2020 : Corrected some names : It's Robert Miner (not Mines); Robert Kincaid (not Kincade); Ernst Feibusch (not Fiebusch) and Daniel Foley (not Holey). See UPL 16278 for front of photo http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16278
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned for a short time in neutral Switzerland.
Service
People
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Victor Estes
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland for a short time. -
Ernst Feibusch
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. 'I was one of those [who flew out of Britain] (390th BG) we were shot down over Stuttgart (25th mission).' -
Daniel Foley
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland for a short time. -
Thomas Gallagher
Military | Major | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed B-17 #43-37866 in Switzerland on 5 September 1944, after being hit by Flak over Stuttgart, Germany. Also served in Korea. -
Robert Kincaid
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Robert Kincaid was a Waist gunner in the 390th Bomb Group/571st Bomb Squadron. He was Killed In Action on his sixth mission on board B-17 # 42-102505 during the 22 June 1944 mission to Paris-Saint-Ouen, France. The ship returned to base. No MACR. A... -
William Marra
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland. -
Robert Miner
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland. -
Walter Underwood
Military | Second Lieutenant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 'Blues in the Night' #43-37866. Interned (INT) in neutral Switzerland.
Units served with
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390th Bomb Group
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
571st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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43-37866 Blues in the Night
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-B] Framlingham 29/6/44. Missing in Action Stuttgart 5 September 1944 with Pilot 1st Lt Thomas F. Gallagher, Co-Pilot Captain Alvin W. Jaspers, Navigator: 2nd Lt Daniel...
Missions
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605
5 September 1944
Associated Place
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Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Iowa, United States | 17 May 1922 |
| Lived in | 1942 | |
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Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa |
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| Enlisted | 30 March 1942 | |
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Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Interned (INT) | Switzerland | 5 September 1944 – 26 September 1944 |
| Died | 28 July 1967 | |
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Alvin Jaspers rests at the Steamboat Rock Cemetery, Hardin County, Iowa |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 21 November 2020 11:15:28 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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Deleted Media not directly linked to Alvin Jaspers |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 November 2020 14:21:01 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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Chose key image |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 November 2020 14:16:20 | ED-BB | Changes to service number, biography, awards and events |
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NARA WWII Enlistment records |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 November 2020 09:21:13 | ED-BB | Changes to service number, biography, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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MACR 8456 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:03:37 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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