Presley E Phillips

Military

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31549 'Jeannie'. 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

42-31549

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jeannie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 12 May 1944 - 28 March 1946 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Born

Avondale, Arizona, USA

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Pr…

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=pr…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database