Gerald Raymond Waldron Jr

Military

Gerald Waldron was Right Waist gunner on board B-17 #42-30518 which collided with B-17 #42-5953 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Dalum, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Lyall Warren Taubert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36370185
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Richard Regan Winn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31109970
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John York Young

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39539751
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harold Zlotnick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-685068
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Prisoner of War (POW)

4 January 1944

Born

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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MACR 2016

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2016, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 and 97