Bruce M Hillard
Military
A Kriegsgefangenenkartel is a document which provides personal details, description, finger print and images of a prisoner of war.
Image courtesy of Jaccob Armijo
Object Number - UPL 52575 - Dulag-Luft Kriegsgefangenenkartel for Staff Sergeant Bruce M Hillard of the 381st Bomb Group, 11 November 1944. A Kriegsgefangenenkartel is a...
August - November 1944.
Shot down 6 November 1944 in A/C #42-97330. Prisoner of War (POW). 'Chug-a-Lug IV'
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chug-a-lug iv
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 April 1993 | ||
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Born |
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 November 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag Luft IV per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999; MACR 10154 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
