Michael A Urban
MilitaryShot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30330 'Blood, Guts and Rust II', Prisoner of War (POW). Crew Number 3.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 8 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added Highest Rank per MACR 784 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28606451?terms=30330,42
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Urban%2C+Michael+A