William A Mack
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed N of Brunswick, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 29 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30800 'Cock O' the Walk'. Prisoner of War (POW). This was a 452nd BG crew flying a 388th BG a/c.
POW
Connections
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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: Cock O The Walk
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 February 1944 - 4 June 1945 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated middle initial per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C #42-30800 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2893, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces