42-102508

media-39076.jpeg UPL 39076 POW card of Lt. Max N Becker, Co-Pilot on B17 42-102508 398th Bomb Group. flak damage caused ship to explode, crashed in river near Liebschwitz Germany..

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Object Number - UPL 39076 - POW card of Lt. Max N Becker, Co-Pilot on B17 42-102508 398th Bomb Group. flak damage caused ship to explode, crashed in river near Liebschwitz ...

Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-J] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; (17m) Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with Boyd Nisewonger, Co-pilot: Max Becker, Navigator: Bill MacFerran, Bombardier: Lloyd Ebert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Caster, Radio Operator: Sam Green, Ball turret gunner: Chas Robins(blown out by blast and unconscious for a week in th Waldkrankhaus, Ger. (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Bill Englehardt,Tail gunner: Bill Wilson (2 Killed in Action); flak damage caused ship to explode, crashed in river near Liebschwitz RR, near Gera, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7219.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

Max N Becker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William I Caster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Lloyd M Ebert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Willliam H Englehardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Sam B Green

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 7 July 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7219 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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