Arthur Dean Christian

Military

Assigned to the 384th BG, 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 8 July 1944, R Farra Crew. 20 combat missions.

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Munchengladbach on 10/5/44 in B-17 #43-38579

POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Bruce Birckhead

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810804
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38579

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

665

  • Date: 5 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Girard, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 October 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9754 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database