Wallace B Kirkpatrick

Military
media-31110.jpeg UPL 31110 This shot my father said is from he and the rest of the crew right after they landed in England after flying from the United States.

My father, Wallace B. Kirkpatrick is far right, hands on hips.

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Object Number - UPL 31110 - This shot my father said is from he and the rest of the crew right after they landed in England after flying from the United States. My father,...

On 13 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24498 while serving as Navigator the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24471 "Four of a Kind" 306BG/369BS just north of the target at Lille, France. He was able to parachute to safety and was captured. Prisoner of War (POW). Cause of collision was combination of evasive action and the turbulence caused by the AA. Completed 2 missions and went down on his third.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jack Spaulding
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17024209 / O-442297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas 19 January 1921 Born at home, some where near Reagan Texas on the "Brazos River bottom."

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 13 January 1943 - 8 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) later moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 8-Jun-45.

Revisions

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ContributorJBKirkpatrick
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As told to me by my father.
http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Great-Escape-POW-gets-5-m…

the Good Conduct Medal has three Bronze Loops

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2015. Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; added crew position and SN per MACR 15634.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses  of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, MACR 15502, 306 BG Association 1999; Combat Crews page 143;

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