Wade S McRary

Military

After being hit by flak on a mission to St Jean d'Angely airfield, France on 27 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31363 was ditched in the Bay of Biscay. Prisoner of War at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW

He died 20 February 1998 in Granite Falls NC.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Rene Charles Fix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682841
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31363

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Vapor Trail
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

27 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes Jan '99

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 3479, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 227, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia