Everett Edward Culp
MilitaryShot down 22 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39785 'Thru Hel'en Hiwater. ' Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38341021
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39262720
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14119212 at enlistment, then O-693358
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32204721 / O-542491
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06994484
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
30 April 1923 | Rushsylvania, Logan County, Ohio, United States | |
Enlisted |
23 December 1942 | Columbus, Ohio | |
Other Prisoner of War |
22 April 1944 | Captured south of Hamm, Germany. Interned at Stalag XVIIB Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 7 June 1945.” | |
Died |
2 November 2014 | Bellefontaine, Ohio | |
Coshecton County, Ohio | |||
Buried |
Everett Culp rests at the Rushsylvania Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4272
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4272 / MACR 4272/ self / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database