Willis P Baxandall

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 'Spare Parts'. MACR 790. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III, Stalag VII-A, Moosburg. Liberated 1945 by General Patton's soldiers.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34584268 / O-405008
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Carolina, USA 22 January 1913

Enlisted

Roanoke, VA, USA 29 October 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 14 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III Zagan, Stalag VII-A, Moosburg.

Other

Shot down / baled out

Schweinfurt, Germany 14 October 1943 Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW).

Died

Henrico, 1, VA 24529, USA 14 May 1983
Lynchburg, Virginia

Based

Bury St Edmunds 14 October 1943 Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 790 / MACR 790, cousin / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database