Samuel Tait Jr
Military
Picture from his Daughter Sandy J Tait Combes via FB Group Fans of the B-17 Flying Fortress https://www.facebook.com/groups/9261317727/
Object Number - UPL 60668 - Samuel Tait Jr
Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Samuel Tait Jr was a "Mickey" (H2X) operator. Crashed on 11-Feb-44 near Gera in B-17 42-97634, Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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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: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-417102
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 14 May 1921 | BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 14 September 1942 | EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan Poland | 2 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Other Discharged |
25 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Coatesville, Pennsylvania | 12 November 1990 | DiedCoatesville, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Grove, Pennsylvania | 15 November 1990 | InterredGrove United Methodist Church CemeteryGrove, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Picture from his Daughter Sandy J Tait Combes via FB Group Fans of the B-17 Flying Fortress https://www.facebook.com/groups/9261317727/
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 MACR 10164
