Alex E Shewchuk Jr
Military
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UPL 44940
Ardmore Oklahoma Combat crew book
Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97083. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698256
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flatbush floogie
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Stalland Road, Norfolk
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3932 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database