Louis L Cerkas
MilitaryPOW Crashed at Klosterholz on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Marzi Doats' #42102454. German fighter shot down Anglen's plain "Mairzi Doats" - the crew parachuted safely and wounded Bombardier, Cerkas was hospitalized.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Marzi Doats
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Evanston, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 7 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9353 / MACR 9353; Snetterton Falcons, pg 196, 200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database