Floyd B Whaley Jr
MilitaryAssigned Sept 1944. Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 44-8109. POW. Badly hit over the target, but managed to emergency land in recently retaken Brussels. Hit in #2 engine and began losing altitude rapidly and others could hear Whaley calling.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
30 November 1944 | ||
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Born |
Oil City, Pennsylvania |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10832; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194, 194, 206-207