Walter M Pickett
MilitaryShot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107011, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shining Hour
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database