Posted By Tracy on April 09, 2007 at 15:27:25:
In Reply to: Re: CREW of 42-31982 Superstitious Aloysius posted by GEORGE D. KASPARIAN on April 07, 2007 at 11:24:12:
: : I have been able to account for all of crew of B-17G 42-31982 91st BG/322ndBS,shot down 20 July 1944, with exception of tail gunner Sgt. John R. Peterson. Peterson was POW and I assume was living at end of war.
: Tracy, I checked a book I have which lists the names and hometowns of many 8th AF crewmembers listed on MACRs. It lists John R. Peterson's next-of-kin hometown as Bushnell, IL. His status is listed as POW which means that he probably survived the war.
: I next checked the SSDI for John R. Peterson and did find one whose last residence was Bushnell, Illinois. His dates are listed as 29 Dec 1923-01 Aug 1993. This may be the one who was the tailgunner with the 91st BG. George Kasparian