William D Lockhart
MilitaryJune - August 1943. Bombardier, Jarvis crew. 381st BG,532nd BS.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29731 'Ole' swayback'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 663. #3 & #4 engines taken out by flak, feathered and left formation. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VIIA.
POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-434015
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16125798
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34280253
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14082058
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag Luft VIIA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 663 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 663 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database