Delbert E Guhr

Military

Assigned to 358S, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076565 / O-793335
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskego, WI 27 June 1918 Son of George and Emma [Duemmel] Guhr.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 11 February 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Bailed out

Valenciennes, France 20 October 1943 Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032

Other

Discharged USAAF

23 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Muskego, WI 19 November 1987

Buried

Saint Pauls Cemetery Tess Corners, Waukesha County, WI 25 November 1987 Saint Pauls Cemetery Tess Corners, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Based

Molesworth 20 October 1943 Assigned to 358S, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032 / MACR 1032, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database