Gerald B Eakle

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30807. Prisoner of War (POW). Retired as USAF Lt. Col.



POW

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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

42-30807

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington DC 3 February 1920

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Added a dash in A/C serial number for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 912 / MACR 912, son Dec 2011 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database