Samuel H Bender

Military

Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 42-37787. Prisoner of War.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37787

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

26 November 1943

Born

Landisville, Pennsylvania

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1330; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 286