Henry J Webber

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 6 December 1942 in B-17 41-24553 'Cherry' while serving as Navigator. Returned to the United States after the end of hostilities.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24553

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cherry
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 6 December 1942 - 14 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland). Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45.

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Nation Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 52