David L Stoddard

Military

After being hit by flak on a mission to St. Jean d'Angely airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31363 was ditched in the Bay of Biscay. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31363

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Vapor Trail
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oregon

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 27 March 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Added a "." to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3479 / MACR 3479, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 227, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database