Dugger C West

Military

Crashed near Berlin on 3 Feb 45 in B-17 #44-8379, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sanoga Park, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 3 February 1945 Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the 100th BG per MACR #12046 at Fold3.com.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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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 12046 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database