Otis B Prichard
MilitaryShot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3345 'Paper Doll'. Plane crashed into North Sea. POW for 22 months in German camp.
According to Co-pilot, Otis Prichard: "On one of the first attacks Lt. Deshotles was wounded."
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14156032
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736487
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18011642
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paper Doll
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
12 March 2011 | ||
Born |
Braddock, North Dakota, USA | ||
Buried |
Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 28 July 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 138 / MACR 138, daughter; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43, 308 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database