Marlowe E Smithson

Military

Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #42-29756, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Chief II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 13 June 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-29756 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15829; Snetterton Falcons, pg 31