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To: robowombat
My uncle survived the crash of his B-17 in January, 1944. He spent the remainder of the war in a POW camp.

I've always regretted that I never got a chance to hear about it from him.

5 posted on 10/05/2012 5:48:12 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: William Tell

Tail gunner S/Sgt James Gordon bailed out of the same B-17 as Magee and landed just off the beach where he was assisted ashore by a couple Frenchmen and taken prisoner by Germans. An unidentified Frenchman took the photo. It is presumed that he died in a POW camp as no further word was ever received of him.

6 posted on 10/05/2012 7:37:02 PM PDT by concentric circles
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