42-30168 Slo Jo

Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slo Jo". Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230168.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Sgt. Joseph J. Ferlazzo, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Arthur Barker, Keokse, Va., with the Fortress "Slo Joe", which is the ship of 1/Lt. Novo J. Maryonovich, Gary, Indiana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 26.' Censo media-413649.jpg FRE 4965 Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress Slo Jo. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230168.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Sgt. Joseph J. Ferlazzo, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Arthur Barker, Keokse, Va., with the Fortress "Slo Joe", which is the ship of 1/Lt. Novo J. Maryonovich, Gary, Indiana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 26.' Censor no: 287592. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Per Lucy May Maxwell 02/21/2018 "Slo Joe" is the inscription on the original print. william henry 02/23/2018. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 4965 - Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress Slo Jo. Passed for publication 10 Oct...

Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/43; Gt Falls 6/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 18/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-T] Gt Ashfield 26/6/43;

Missing in Action, Emden 11/12/43 with Theodore Jennings, Co-pilot: Dean Barger (washed up 12/06/44), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarence Homolka, Ball turret gunner: James Reed, Waist gunner: Edson McCord (washed ashore 20/12/43), Waist gunner: Edward Lyman, Tail gunner: Samuel Moore (washed ashore 21/12/43) (7 Killed in Action);

Navigator: Blair Stragand, Bombardier: Frederick Kemp, Radio Operator: John Kelley (3 Prisoner of War);

The aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Walter Köhne in Fw 190A-6 of 2/JG.1 and exploded over the North Sea, 2 km (1.242 miles) North of Langeoog Island, Germany at 12:26 on December 11 1943.

See Missing Air Crew Report 1666.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675021
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39313143
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: British
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795753
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31138121
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Langeoog, Germany 11 December 1943 The aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Walter Köhne in Fw 190A-6 of 2/JG.1 and ditched in the North Sea, two miles off Langeoog Is, Germany. MACR 1666.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Research at FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

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385th BG website

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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