Harrison F Brooks

Military
media-22831.png UPL 22831 "Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th mission the aircraft encountered problems with numbers 1 and 2 propellers. The aircraft subsequently made a crash landing near Rechicourt in Eastern France.
Crew on board:
Pilot-2nd Lt. Warren J. Wade (KIA)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Theodore L. Prevost (POW)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Burt D. Bream (POW)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. William A. Howell (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-Sgt. Robert T. Ritter (EVD)
Radar Observer-Sgt. John H. Rex (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Wilbert Y. Burns (KIA)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. Harrison F. Brooks (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Eugene Gamba (KIA)

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 22831 - "Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th mission the aircraft encountered problems with numbers 1 and 2 propellers. The aircraft subsequently...

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Rechicourt on 9/8/44 in B-17 Shady Lady #4297385



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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shady Lady
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cicero, Illinois, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8605 / MACR 8605; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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