Gordon L Childers
MilitaryCo-pilot, Yorba crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29803 'Flat Foot Floogie'. Mission #39 to the Kugel-Fisher ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 1037. Evaded for 2 and a half days until captured by civilian police. Sprained his left foot. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
Crawfordsville, OR
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17160104
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37234120
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676977
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741000
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crawfordsville, Oregon, USA | 20 October 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
18 October 1943 - 26 October 1943 | Dulag Luft | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 October 1943 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag VIIA |
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Based Prisoner of War |
14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Sprained" was misspelled.
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1037 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database