Wayne H Akers

Military

Crashed near Quakenbruck, GR for unknown reasons on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31096. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Squirmin Squaw
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tucson, Arizona

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2534 / MACR 2534, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database