Andrew Jackson Friedrich
MilitaryShot down 6 March 1943 in B-17F #42-5378, 306BG/367BS while serving as Bombardier. The aircraft had developed an oil leak in no. 3 engine over the Channel, but oil pressure stayed steady so pilots continued mission toward the submarine pens at Lorient, France. According to Strong, Fighters attacked as this plane was was dropping back due to the earlier oil leak and the fact this Group was in the low Squadron. When engine 4 quit, bailout was ordered. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 3. Force-marched from there and ended up in Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 4 July 1945.”
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726184
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19075295 at enlistment, then O-664296
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13050532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13025901
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11056150
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 March 1918 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
Enlisted |
26 September 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 March 1943 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Liberated 29 April 1945 at Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany, by US troops | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 March 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there and ended up in Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 4 July 1945.” | |
Died |
28 August 1983 | ||
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
Buried |
Andrew Friedrich rests at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, California |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
Pages 40 and 41 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142694377 (NARA)
Page 31 of AV 51/43 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238537 (NARA)
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator
Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Added NEW person entry based on National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW databse and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stanh Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.