George L Anderson

Military

Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790.





Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34584268 / O-405008
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 14 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Shot down / baled out

Schweinfurt, Germany 14 October 1943 Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW).

Based

Bury St Edmunds 14 October 1943 Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.
San Bruno, CA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 790 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database