John C Engeman

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-39985 crashed SE of Hamelin, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



John C. Engeman, was a gunner on the "Duchess of Fubar". After parachuting out of the burning plane, he landed in a tree in an area being worked by lumberman. He was held there by the workers until the German soldiers came and got him. He spent the rest of the war in a Stalag being liberated by Pattons Army in 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39985

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess of FUBAR
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baldwin, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorwilldrake
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Family recollection / personal communication

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3551;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Contributorjohndrake
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I placed "Jack" as his nickname.

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Contributorjohndrake
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Edited entry from John C. Engerman to John C. Engeman. The latter is correct.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 3551 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database