John L Allen

Military

ETTG, Crosson crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31075 'The Rebel'. Mission #51 to Bremen, Germany. MACR 1722. Taken to an unknown hospital by the Germans with S/Sgt Eloe. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.

Lawrence, MA, (New Hampshire)



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Steve F Bulsok

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33249598
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward J Burke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736617
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Waldo B Crosson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737546
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Joseph Curran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670025
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert N Eloe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37461555
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31075

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Rebel
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA 4 August 1916

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 20 December 1943 Stalag XVIIB

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1722 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1722 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database