William G Patry

Military

Shot down near Champdeuil, FR 6/14/44 in B-17 #42-97062. Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stratford, CT, USA 3 November 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 14 June 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

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Copied the "Summary biography" from another crew member.

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a connection to Stalag Luft III.

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Discharge papers and his grandaughter

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Army Discharge document - entered by his granddaughter

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Army Discharge document - entered by his granddaughter

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Granddaughter and daughter

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One of his grandchildren and daughter

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One of Willam Patry's grandchildren

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MACR 5906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database