Randell S Mayer Jr
Military
personal
Object Number - UPL 50259 - The Rap 'Em Pappy Crew: Back Row: Jake Schenkenberger (WG, S/SGT, KIA), James Garvey (R/O, T/SGT, KIA), John Cowly (EnG, T/SGT, KIA), Gerald Beltz...
Entered service at New Orleans, LA 11 November 1942. Rank at end of WW II was F/O. Pilot-Leo Ruvolis. Rank at retirement from service was Col.
Shot down on 20th mission over Bernberg 7 July 1944 in B-24 #42-95229. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III.
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
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 12 July 1924 | |
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Died |
12 September 1993 | ||
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Buried |
Hammond, Louisiana | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 7 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / family, MACR 7216
