Andrew Jackson Wynn Jr

Military

Assigned to 775BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. Wynn crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44; Shot down in B-17 42-97816. Prisoner of War (POW)

 

Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 775th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 July 1917

Enlisted

Los Angeles, California 13 October 1941 EnlistedLos Angeles, California

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft III, Zagan Poland 19 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III

Died

5 February 1972