Beverly R Polk

Military

Shot down 12 December 1942 in B-17 41-24585 [PU-B] 'Wulfe Hund', 303BG/360BS while serving as Bombardier on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. Prisoner of War (POW). Pariticpated in 3 missions (See Biography events).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24585) formerly of the 303rd Bomb Group, in Luftwaffe markings after being captured by the Germans. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG lost 12/12/42.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wulfe Hound
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Aircraft

Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA 23 August 1942 Assigned as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303Bg/360BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas.

Other

Arrived at Station

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 16 October 1942 Arrived as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 302BG/360BS at Molesworth, UK

Other

Mission #1 2LT Beverly R. Polk, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulf Hund" on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2 2LT Beverly R. Polk, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulf Hund" on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 12 December 1942 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Other

Mission #3 2LT Beverly R. Polk, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulf Hund" on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. The aircraft was battle damaged and the pilot crashlanded in on a field in France. 2LT Polk was captured as a Prisoner of War.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Assigen to Aircraft event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paul F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Assigen to Aircraft event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paul F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added target and mission participation to Summary Biography and connected all mission participation based on my research of 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Reports: http://www.303rdbg.com/

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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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 / Roll of Honor