William H Fletcher

Military

Forced to make an emergency landing due to mechanical/engine failure near Halweg, Holland on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37796. Prisoner of War (POW) at Barth in Stalag Luft I.







Earlier, co-piloted on 3 December 1943 when a/c crashed on base in B-17#42-39791 Fletcher's Castoria. 9RTD



POW

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Units served with

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37796) of the 100th Bomb Group that crash-landed in Holland.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fletcher’s Castoria III
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fletcher's Castoria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 21 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 2761, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,  

Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 407 with picture of ac / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2761 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database