Ford W Thueson

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media-30877.jpeg UPL 30877 S/Sgt F. Thueson. Photo credited to "Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown

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Object Number - UPL 30877 - S/Sgt F. Thueson. Photo credited to "Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown

LWG, Hudson crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3092 'Strato Sam'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 399. Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft XVIIB.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Ronald T Delaney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797280
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

George A Doyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31160884
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William R Grant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672799
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James C Hudson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000326
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David Pinsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32408984
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-3092

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

17 August 1943 Stalag Luft XVIIB

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 399

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