Riker K Smith
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29477 'Joan of Arc', 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
- Nicknames: Little Audrey aka Joan of Arc
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 14 October 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 907, http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R">http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R>