John C Ambuhl
MilitaryCrashed near Obergailach on 5 Jan 45 in B-17 'Little Joe Jr' #42-97112, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395085.jpg?itok=JmLFSoM4)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-14783.jpeg?itok=4AjjpUCI)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Little Joe Jr.". Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/9/44 A. 282.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-413927.jpg?itok=SG3Nbu2-)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Joe Jr.
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
![Aerial photograph of Knettishall airfield looking south, the bomb dump is bottom left, 13 March 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC226. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/eh/eh-341.jpg?itok=zMBolcAc)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 5 January 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11562 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database