Ewan Siddall
MilitaryHe was not Killed In Action as previously mentioned on his page, but survived and was made a Prisoner of War after bailing out of B-17 44-6004, which crashed near Merseburg, Germany on 24 August 1944. Prisoner of War (POW)
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17091654 at enlistment, then O-819640
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15126990 at enlistment, then O-703549
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 October 1921 | Aurora, New York State | |
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Enlisted |
30 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps, at Mitchel Field, Hempstead L I, New York | |
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Other Bailed out |
24 August 1944 | over Merseburg, Germany from B-17 44-6004. Landed near Burgstaden and was immediately captured | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
24 August 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland; force-marched from there at the end of January 1945. Liberated at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany by US troops 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW database : “Returned to Military Control 18 March 1946.” | |
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Died |
13 May 2010 | in Syracuse, New York | |
| Moravia, Cayuga County, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8284 / MACR 8284; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 318 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database