Robert E Quinn
Military
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Memorial Day: Memories of a P.O.W. John A Gray.
Article written by Hugh Cassidy and published in a newspaper on Long Island, NY after personal interview with John A. Gray.
B-17G #42-31098 'Penny's Thunderhead' ran off the runway when the tire blew on landing on 26 Mar 1944. RTD. Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #4297440 'Flak Rat II. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32170030
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Penny's Thunderhead
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shade Ruff
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widdle Twinkle
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Rat II, Patches
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Columbus, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5310 / MACR 5310, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1094 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database