Theodore Lansing Moon

Military

Pilot, Moon crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-5847 'Margie Mae'. Mission #17 to the synthetic oil works at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 660. Prisoner of War (at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673262
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800666
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19097079
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16070310
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Born

12 January 1920

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Prisoner of War

Germany 12 August 1943 Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID

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Prisoner of War (POW)

12 August 1943

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 660 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database