Fred Willard Van Sant

Military

Shot down on 16-Aug-44 in B-17G #43-38012 while serving as Co-Pilot, Aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed at Witzenhausen, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8180

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 16 August 1944 - 14 June 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45

Born

Seattle, Washington, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorbombercommand
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MACR 8180

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-DEc-2014. Corrected typos in POW event and biography.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2014. Added SN per MACR 8180, Added camp and map location to POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Database; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8180 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database