The story
At the date of 11-12-1943, time: 1247, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Offingawier. The unit of crew and plane is: 385BG/548BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: E.F. Pollock. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
385th BG - 4 CBW - Square 'G' - 548th BS - GX - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crew: Boeing - B-17F - #42-3488 - 11 Dec 1943 - Mission: Emden - MACR #1665
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13085870 - O-799065 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Edwin Fithian Pollock - Mercer Co., PA - POW - Stalag Luft 3
O-749058 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Milo Aldrich Raim - Linn Co., IA - POW - Stalag 7A
14100222 - O-807958 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Maurice George Alexander - Hamilton Co., TN - POW - Stalag Luft 1
O-679415 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Max (nmi) Weinstein - Kings Co., NY - POW - Stalag Luft 3
13117728 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Herbert Morris Baber - Albemarle Co., VA - POW - Stalag Luft 3
32527497 - S/Sgt. - Radio-Operator - Max (nmi) Schwartz - Kings Co. - POW - Stalag Luft 4
12080317 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Wilfred Merle Husband - Niagara County, NY - KIA
38445485 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Francis Monroe Harwell - Texarkana, Arkansas - POW - Stalag Luft 3
33294700 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Howard Glenn Hall - Chester County, PA - KIA
32694148 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Joseph (nmi) La Via - NY - POW - Stalag 17B
Edwin Fithian Pollock
Milo Aldrich Raim
Maurice George Alexander
Max (nmi) Weinstein
Herbert Morris Baber
Wilfred Merle Husband
Francis Monroe Harwell
Howard Glenn Hall
Joseph (nmi) La Via
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.