Charles Daum
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Roeselaere on 8/2/44 in B-17 'Southern Comfort' #42-97160, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Southern Comfort
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 2 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed the label for a KIA event to “Prisoner of War (POW)” per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7750 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database