Albert B Farrow

Military

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #423345 'Paper Doll. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Willis E Bolton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14156032
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Ernest R Deshotels

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736487
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3345

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Three Creek, Idaho, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 July 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added first name, POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 138 / MACR 138; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database