Baldomero A Estala
MilitaryAssigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Milt Shoesmith crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-39998; shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Rosthausen near Clappenburg, Germany 8-May-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5174
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063679 / O-799082
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: First Love
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas, USA | 27 February 1920 | Son of Ruperto and Celestina A Estala. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, TX | 25 July 1942 | Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
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Other Baled out POW |
Cloppenburg, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-39998; Shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Rosthausen near Clappenburg, Germany 8-May-44 POW MACR 5174 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 8 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 July 1950 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
21 August 1950 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
30 November 1964 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX | 15 October 2008 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | 18 October 2008 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Snetterton Heath | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4569 / MACR 4569; Snetterton Falcons, pg 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database