Herbert F Willman

Military

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31033 'Pee Tey Kun', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pee-Tey-Kuh
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Tacoma, Washington

Revisions

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Removed punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a location to the POW event.

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Added a POW event. Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Added a connection to the A/C # 42-31033.