Forrest O Sampson Jr

Military

Shot down near Wesermunde on 9/26/44 in B-17 'Relucant Lady' #42-107035, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Bomber plane parked on muddy ground.  There are two men standing on the wings and several ladders underneath plane.  Men in uniform on all sides of the plane and  three men in uniform standing in the foreground looking into a hole in the ground
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Lady
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10204