John C Doty Jr
MilitaryBack row, left to right: Alexander Wisniewski, ?, Paul W Campbell, ?, ?
Front row, left to right: Jim F Hoy, Dante Di Martino, John W Brooks, Robert J McGuire
Very front row: Stanley J Backiel
303rd BG Web Page
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-30865. 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35304195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Huron, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1927, 8th AF Losses
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
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MACR 1927 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database