Fred served as a Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-17G #42-97444, 340th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Lee County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 21, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17G #42-97444 took off from Amandola, Italy on a bombing mission over Anzio, Italy. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire. They were given the command to bail out, however only one parachute was seen by other planes in the area before B-17G #42-97444 exploded in mid-air during the war.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14151149
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-97444:
Csupak, Joseph ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NJ
D'Abbracci, Armond E ~ FO, Bombardier, PA
Kirkpatrick, Jack B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Mazza, John ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Pearce, Wayne A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, LA
Robbins, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Shanahan, James A ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NH
Stats, Clyde ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Taylor, Fred ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MS
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Airmen who survived from B-17G #42-97444:
Maddin, Homer A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Lee County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 21, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17G #42-97444 took off from Amandola, Italy on a bombing mission over Anzio, Italy. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire. They were given the command to bail out, however only one parachute was seen by other planes in the area before B-17G #42-97444 exploded in mid-air during the war.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14151149
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-97444:
Csupak, Joseph ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NJ
D'Abbracci, Armond E ~ FO, Bombardier, PA
Kirkpatrick, Jack B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Mazza, John ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Pearce, Wayne A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, LA
Robbins, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Shanahan, James A ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NH
Stats, Clyde ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Taylor, Fred ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-17G #42-97444:
Maddin, Homer A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fred served as a Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-17G #42-97444, 340th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Lee County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 21, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17G #42-97444 took off from Amandola, Italy on a bombing mission over Anzio, Italy. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire. They were given the command to bail out, however only one parachute was seen by other planes in the area before B-17G #42-97444 exploded in mid-air during the war.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14151149
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-97444:
Csupak, Joseph ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NJ
D'Abbracci, Armond E ~ FO, Bombardier, PA
Kirkpatrick, Jack B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Mazza, John ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Pearce, Wayne A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, LA
Robbins, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Shanahan, James A ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NH
Stats, Clyde ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Taylor, Fred ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-17G #42-97444:
Maddin, Homer A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Lee County, Mississippi prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 21, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17G #42-97444 took off from Amandola, Italy on a bombing mission over Anzio, Italy. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire. They were given the command to bail out, however only one parachute was seen by other planes in the area before B-17G #42-97444 exploded in mid-air during the war.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 14151149
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-97444:
Csupak, Joseph ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NJ
D'Abbracci, Armond E ~ FO, Bombardier, PA
Kirkpatrick, Jack B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Mazza, John ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Pearce, Wayne A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, LA
Robbins, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Shanahan, James A ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NH
Stats, Clyde ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Taylor, Fred ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-17G #42-97444:
Maddin, Homer A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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