8th Air Force, 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
First Lieutenant Menceslaus Anthony Gerlach served as a B-17 aircraft Bombardier during WWII.
On 30 November 1944, his B-17 #44-8409 was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Zeitz, Germany.
1LT Gerlach and five crewmates were Killed in Action. Three crewmates were captured and held as Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11128
Contributor: Ellefson (47368288)
First Lieutenant Menceslaus Anthony Gerlach served as a B-17 aircraft Bombardier during WWII.
On 30 November 1944, his B-17 #44-8409 was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Zeitz, Germany.
1LT Gerlach and five crewmates were Killed in Action. Three crewmates were captured and held as Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11128
Contributor: Ellefson (47368288)
8th Air Force, 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
First Lieutenant Menceslaus Anthony Gerlach served as a B-17 aircraft Bombardier during WWII.
On 30 November 1944, his B-17 #44-8409 was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Zeitz, Germany.
1LT Gerlach and five crewmates were Killed in Action. Three crewmates were captured and held as Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11128
Contributor: Ellefson (47368288)
First Lieutenant Menceslaus Anthony Gerlach served as a B-17 aircraft Bombardier during WWII.
On 30 November 1944, his B-17 #44-8409 was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Zeitz, Germany.
1LT Gerlach and five crewmates were Killed in Action. Three crewmates were captured and held as Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11128
Contributor: Ellefson (47368288)
Inscription
Illinois, 1st Lt, 384 AAF Bomb Gp, World War II
Family Members
Parents
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
