Joseph R Paul

Military

Flak knocked out two engines of B-17G #42-40006 'Liberty Lady' over the target of Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 and the crew headed toward Sweden and landed on the island of Gotland. Interned (INT).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40006

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lady
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Interned (INT)

Gotland, Sweden 6 March 1944

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2735 / MACR 2735, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database