Edwin W Bjorn

Military
media-26520.jpeg UPL 26520 Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10275-C61752AC

Object Number - UPL 26520 - Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944. NARA Ref...

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Maldberg on 8/15/44 in B-17 Jigger Rouche 42-31423



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-753982
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jigger Rooche / Kraut Killer
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 15 August 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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