William C Brothers
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3229 'Pasadena Nena'. 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: Pasadena Nina
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Bill Brothers named the plane the "Pasadena Nena" He didn't speak about the war experience but would relate a funny story from time to time about the war and his captive status. After his passing, I was reviewing his personal effects including a questionnaire about his experience. The questions were difficult but the one that stayed with me was, "did you have any positive aspects to your captivity"
and he responded, "I had the honor to serve with many fine men and officers"
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 1021 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1021 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database