John P Celoni
MilitaryShot down by flak and fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-3448. Prisoner of War (POW).
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Francisco, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 11 January 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 1924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database