William E Hobbs

Military

Shot down by fighters after falling out of formation on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5918 'Heavenly Daze', Prisoner of War (POW).



Earlier 24 December 1943, on return from mission, accident in landing B-17 #42-39883 due to poor visibility. James Foley crew.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39883

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

42-5918

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Daze
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 January 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-39883 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a space to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2010 / MACR 2010, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 439 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database