Alex E Shewchuk Jr

Military
media-44940.jpeg UPL 44940

Ardmore Oklahoma Combat crew book

Object Number - UPL 44940

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97083. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-698256
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flatbush floogie
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

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Contributorpamccolgan
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Ardmore Oklahoma Crew book

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Contributorpamccolgan
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Ardmore Oklahoma Crew book

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3932 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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