Michael Kalish
MilitaryHe flew on John Kelly crew. Reported to the ETO on 21 Oct 1943.
Shot down fighters and crashed in Kuppenheimer, GR on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31979. POW at Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia
POW
He was captured in Bad Rotenfels near Gaggenau in Germany
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Steubenville, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Gaggenau, Deutschland | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2767 / MACR 2767, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 222, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, NARA / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…