Richard E Gaspard

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 20 Feb 45 in B-17 'Miss Karenk' #448223

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97101 Cicero Kid

42-97101

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cicero Kid
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

42-97210

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jamaica Ginger
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

44-8223

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Karen K
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 20 February 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database