Robert E Spitzfaden
MilitaryAssigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: The Witche's Tit
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th 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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Born |
Kansas, USA | 30 November 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. POW. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 25 June 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Died |
St. Louis, MO, USA | 1 July 1994 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 25 June 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Missouri, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor