THE BELLY GUNNER

DALE ALDRICH

• Born in Coulee City, Washington
• Drafted into the Army when he turned 18
• Trained in Fort Lewis Tacoma, Washington

FLYING

• Shot down on 12th mission in Europe
• After losing a engine
• The mission Munster Mission to bomb German railroad port center
• the Princess Pat model G bomber

SHOT DOWN

• The Princess Pat blew up Dale bailed out
• Landed in Holland and was taken hostage by Dutch police officers
• Transferred to a German pow camp, the Stalag 17
• Stalag 17 was located in Austria
• Dale bailed out just in time

POW

• Treated well in Stalag 17
• Awarded a POW medal after the war
• received Red Cross packages
• containing cigarets and food such as bacon

WHEN

• Dale Aldrich officially joined the army on August 4, 1942
• Shot down on December 22, 1943
• freed on May 8, 1945, a year and half after shot down in Holland

INTERESTING FACTS

• Gunner head shot of
• Left ear drum burst
• Met fellow officer in Stalag 17

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GERMAN POW

JAPAN POW

SOLDIERS

• Even Hitlers men were not all loyal
• Several attempts assassinate Hitler were attempted
• closest to succeeding was the General Plot on July 20,1944
• Hitlers injuries were minor

LESSONS

• Appreciation for veterans
• How tuff Germans were

RECEMDATIONS

• don’t recommend this book to kids
• important because it talks about our veterans
• relates to many veterans thoughts shared
• unless they really like history

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