Basil Lyle Shafer

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Nurnberg on 9/10/44 in B-17 Gung Ho #42-31134. In June 1987 he paid a visit to the spot where he came down.

He was after the war Vice-President of the National Cash Register Corp. Dayton Ohio.

In his retirement he contacted as many survivors of room 9 , Barracks 9, Compound Two, Stalag Luft 1 at Barth as he could locate. They held their first reunion in 1985.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-G, serial number 42-31134) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG, CC-G.'

42-31134

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gung Ho
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Musontine, Iowa, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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390thBG journal September 2000

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ContributorHelen
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390thBG journal Sept. 1989

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ContributorHelen
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390thBG March 1988

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database