Harry D Cromer

Military

Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-May-43 in B-17 42-29806. A/C ditched into North Sea, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 16018





Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Floyd Junior Fields

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433367
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29806

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Ditched POW

North Sea 21 May 1943 Ditched into North Sea, picked up by enemy vessel. POW

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 21 May 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Born

Based

Thurleigh 21 May 1943 Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.
Miami, OK

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16018 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database