Antonio C Gomez Jr
MilitaryShot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29768 'Winsome Winn II'. Did evacuate the ship around Boeschepe (Northern France). Was captured by the Germans at an unknown date. Prisoner of War (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: Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 1 December 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Born |
Laredo, Texas, USA |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5643;
- MACR 1336 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1336, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…