Mortimer R Greenwald

Military

Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4870



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

Marion W Holbrook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15097184 / O-738153
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31611

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, OH 13 November 1916 Son of Bert and Jeanette [Kaufman] Greenwald.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 7 July 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Other

Baled out POW

Hagondange, France 11 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. POW MACR 4870

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 11 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

28 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Beachwood, OH 9 May 1978

Buried

Mount Sinai Cemetery, Mayfield, OH 12 May 1978 Mount Sinai Cemetery Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Chelveston 11 May 1944 Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Cleveland, OH Employed at time of draft registration - Stern Bros Plumbing Supply Co.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/680869566?terms=mortimer%20greenwald
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204202998/mortimer-r-greenwald

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/111214594?rec=113210348
https://www.fold3.com/record/84216224-mortimer-r-greenwald
https://www.fold3.com/record/618730490-mortimer-greenwald-1916
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/357042
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204202998/mortimer-r-greenwald

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database