Carl A Hedin

Military

On a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-3999 was crippled by ME109s and after the rest of the crew baled out, the 2 pilots and the radio operator made an emergency landing SW of St Pol, FR . Prisoner of War (POW) in vicinity of Arras, France. Liberated at end of war.



POW/ AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ EC/ AC/ GCM

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39991

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Westfield, Vermont, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2741 / MACR 2741, self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database