Roy Peterson
Military
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Roy Peterson
Photo from my personal collection of my grandfather Roy Peterson
Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5426 Fightin' Bitin'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin bitin
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 29 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Nome, ND 58062, USA | 13 October 1913 | |
Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Miles City, MT 59301, USA | 1 January 1991 | Roy passed peacefully in the VA rest home in Miles City, MT |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 29 July 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a location to the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 123 / MACR 123, First Over Germany pg. 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database