Paul Francis Shinsky Sr
MilitaryAssigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions.
Shot down 26 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30037, entire crew bailed out and became POWs.
There is no record of a MACR documenting this loss.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16042061
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795180
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734430
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16093121
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-389990
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Breckenridge, MN, USA | 28 May 1921 | |
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Other POW |
Dieppe, France | 26 June 1943 | Attacked by enemy aircraft east of Caen, France; The plane was crash-landed near the present day site of Deauville St. Gatien Airport in France. All crewmen were captured (POW). Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Died |
Alvin, TX, USA | 2 April 2018 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
384thbombgroup.com
Personal correspondence with Paul Francis Shinsky Sr, 6 March 2015.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 165-6 ., http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…