William George Alles

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4297477 'Porky's Pig.'. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser)

He flew 19 combat missions.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4348 / MACR 4348, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database