Willis P Baxandall
MilitaryShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- 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. |
Revisions
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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