Delbert E Guhr
MilitaryAssigned to 358S, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076565 / O-793335
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Muskego, WI | 27 June 1918 | Son of George and Emma [Duemmel] Guhr. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 11 February 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 20 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Bailed out |
Valenciennes, France | 20 October 1943 | Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
23 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Muskego, WI | 19 November 1987 | |
Buried |
Saint Pauls Cemetery Tess Corners, Waukesha County, WI | 25 November 1987 | Saint Pauls Cemetery Tess Corners, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
Based |
Molesworth | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 358S, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032 / MACR 1032, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database