Delton C Erdmann
MilitaryShot down by flak and fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 42-3448. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 11 January 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Born |
Bremerton, Washington |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1924, 8th AF Losses, http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E">http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E>