John Matthews Jr
MilitaryShot down by fighters after losing an engine and falling behind and crashed NE of Stendal, GR on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31785 'Slightly Dangerous'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 4 March 1944 - 2 July 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
|
Born |
Elisabeth, New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so one person can be deleted.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.
MACR 2797 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database