711th Bomb Squadron
SquadronIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Rattlesden |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner; Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 711th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Scrapiron
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blue Hen's Chicks
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Worry Bird : Voan : Snuffy
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
My father, 2nd Lieutenant, George W. Freas, service number 0-751117, served as co-pilot with Wesley Huckins, in the 711th. His name is misspelled in this record as "Preas" -- It is "Freas."
I have original documents and photographs of my father with his crew. This crew was shot down on March 16, 1944, en route to their mission to Augsburg, Germany. My father was originally declared dead, but had been sheltered by the French Resistance. He was turned in by a double agent and sent to concentration camp, and eventually to a POW camp, Stalag Luft I, in September, 1944. I have his Stalag dog tags and other artifacts.
My father died on September 13, 2010.
Leatha Freas Kendrick
Recreated from information in test database following accidental deletion.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)