Frederick Emerson Huntzinger
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30163. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 518.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15103808
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729532
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16127319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bruin, Pennsylvania, USA | 7 April 1918 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
3 March 1941 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | |
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Other bailed out |
6 September 1943 | of B-17 42-30163, over France | |
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Other Evader / Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 September 1943 | managed to evade capture with the help of French people and Résistance members until he was arrested in Paris on 21 November 1943. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 12 May 1945." | |
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Died |
30 July 1970 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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Buried |
Frederick Huntzinger rests at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. |
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Sources
MACR 518
WWII Draft Cards
WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 518 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database