Arthur P Mahler

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31557, 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.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Lieutenants Wardlaw Hammon and Walter B Keith, Co-pilot and pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group, talk with Captain RJ White. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 12 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '296491.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo shows: The pilot and co-pilot talking with Captain RJ White. Left to right: Lieut Wardlaw Hammond, co-pilot of Philadelphia, Penn: Lieut Walter B Keith, pilot, of Hodgeville, Kentucky: and Capt RJ White of K

Walter Burton Keith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802411
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31557

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

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belford, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5308 / MACR 5308, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=505 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database