Richard Danckwerth Jr

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31393 'Snafu', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31393

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

29 April 1944

Born

Bloomfield, New Jersey

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4243