Re: I'm looking for all informations about a B17G and his crew

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Comments:: : On the 13 th of july 1944, a B17G serial : 43 37 788 belong to 447 th Bomber Group and the 709 th Bomber Squadron and based at Rattlesden (England), crashed in France near a village called : Vendrest (54 NM N-E from Paris). : : : : All the crew survived (bailed out), but 2 of them were POW. The others escaped. : : : : A French Doctor : Dr Chastagnol treated some crew member wounded. : : : : I'm searching all informations about the crew and the aircraft. Pictures, veterans adresses, or e-mail, etc... : : : : All informations about these last mission (mission 108 over Munich). : : : : The B17 serial 43 37 788 was delivered to USAAF on the 21 th of may 1944 and assigned to 447 th BG on the 17 th of june 1944. : : : : Here are some informations that I've got about crew men : : : : : S/LT Russell D Hilding, Pilot. Year of birth : 1921. Date of enlistment : 05/25/1942. Army serial number : 16057414. Residence State : Michigan. : : Place of enlistment : Lansing (MI). POW : Stalag luft 3, sagan-silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser), 49-11. : : : : Lt George C Mong, Co-pilot. Residence State : Ohio. Place of enlisment : Akron (OH). Escaped. : : : : S/Lt Claude A Kelly, navigator. year of birht : 1923. Date of enlistment : 10/19/1944. Army serial number : 15325706. Residence State : Kentucky. Place of enlistment : Louisville (KY). Escaped. : : : : Lt Raymond E Wojnicz, bombardier. year of birth : 1915...? Date of enlistment : 1939...? Army serial number : 06911525...? Residence State : Wisconsin. Place of enlistment : Racine (WI). POW : Stalag luft 3, sagan-silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser), 49-11. : : : : T/Sgt Fred D Gleason, top turret gunner. Residence State : California; Place of enlistment : San Gabriel (CA). Escaped. : : : : T/Sgt Horace R Dimartino, radio operator. Residence State : Massachusetts. Place of enlistment : Fall River (MA). Escaped. : : : : S/Sgt Harry E White, ball turret gunner. Residence State : North Carolina. Place of enlistment : Castle Hayne (NC). Escaped. : : : : S/Sgt Emory J Markham, left waist gunner. Residence State : New York. Place of enlistment : Ripley (NY). Escaped. : : : : S/Sgt Erwin R Williams, right waist gunner. Residence State : Michigan. Place of enlistment : Detroit (MI). Escaped. : : : : S/Sgt Joe W Stewart, tail gunner. Residence State : Alabama. Place of enlistment : Finson (AL). Escaped. : : : : You can mail me at : aldebaran509@aol.com : : : : Thank you so much ! : : : : Best regards. : : : : (and sorry for my bad English). : : : : : : Frédéric Girot : My next door neighbor was a pilot of another b17 that was shot down around this time from the same bomb group. He was also held at stalag luft III, and later transferred to nuremburg. He has an amazing memory for facts and names although he is getting quite on in years. I would be happy to pass on any questions you might have.

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