Walker Ace Woodruff
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Mayen, Germany on 10/11/44 in B-17 'Hell On Wings' #42-97948. MACR 9479
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell on Wings
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 26 April 1920 | |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 17 July 1944 - 11 October 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, William V. Henderson Crew. 22 combat missions. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 October 1944 | Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Died |
Michigan, USA | 14 August 1982 | Burial: Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta Kalamazoo County Michigan, USA Plot: C, 0, 894 |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4349
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1344417
2017-05-11,Information from duplicate AAM file https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/218892/edit consolidated with this file.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…