Carl J Fyler
MilitaryShot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29498 'Dark Horse', Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW
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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059347 / O-797362
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Dark Horse, a.k.a. Mumsie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
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Born |
Revisions
Copied "Highest rank" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to the A/C #42-29498 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1657, Roster