William Austin Snead
Military
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FRE 5133
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down on Mission #355 in B-17G 42-102548 on 13 May 1944. POW, MACR 1448
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808281
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698259
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-61937
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755114
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12125442
- Role/Job: Ball Turrret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV, USA | 2 January 1943 | Private, Branch Immaterial |
Other Assigned |
16 April 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Charles Washington Baker Jr. Crew, 8 combat missions. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 13 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Born |
West Virginia, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added Role per info on 384th BG website.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…