Dudley H Fay Jr
MilitaryCompleted 11 missions. Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31078. Prisoner of War (POW) in Barth, Germany. Flew on the plane named 'JoAnn'.
His father was on the staff of Ira Eaker and his outfit called SAC, which they kept count on losses and capabilities for the 8th AF.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
- Service Numbers: O-900821
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Staff Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
15 September 1923 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 December 1943 - 20 June 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Died |
4 September 2010 | ||
Buried |
Connecticut |
Revisions
Added a connection to the POW camp “Stalag Luft I” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a Born event per "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" at Ancestry.com.
Added POW event 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 a connection to to his father, "Dudley H Fay, Sr", mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to A/C #42-31078 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1574