Jack P Shepherd

Military

Prisoner of War. 1 October 1943, ac B-24 41-23918 'Marcia Ann' was attacked by fighters on bombing run on Wiener, Austria. Shephard and navigator Cohen were the 2 crew members bailed out to become Prisoner of War. Shephard was imprisoned at Stalag 17b. This unit was on temporary duty with the 9th AAC.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23918

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Marcia Ann
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

1 October 1943

Born

Benton, Illinois

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155654087/jack-p.-shepherd;
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=644&dt=466&b…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p. 298, by Bishop and Hey, 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p.128, NARA POW records online