Alexander Sosik

Military

Forced to make an emergency landing due to mechanical/engine failure near Halweg, Holland on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37796. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW



Alexander died on 17th June 1990 following surgery

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Units served with

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37796) of the 100th Bomb Group that crash-landed in Holland.

42-37796

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fletcher’s Castoria III
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 21 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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'Splasher Six'

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2761 / MACR 2761, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database