Austin Maxwell Dulaney

Military

Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x missions. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Prisoner of War (POW). 

Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Higgins
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675591
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook V
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Talladega, Alabama 19 December 1921 BornTalladega, Alabama

Enlisted

Fort McClellan, Alabama 12 August 1942 EnlistedFort McClellan, Alabama

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland 29 January 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV

Other

Discharged

29 October 1945

Died

Eastaboga, Alabama 11 April 2003 DiedEastaboga, Alabama

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database