Paul M Matus
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany hit by flak over target and having lost part of the tail, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11672.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ohio, USA | 20 December 1921 | Son of Paul P Matus. |
Other Shot down |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany hit by flak over target and having lost part of the tail, baled out POW. MACR 11672. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Ohio, USA | 18 April 2016 | |
Wakeman, OH 44889, USA | |||
Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Wakeman, OH 44889, USA | Saint Marys Cemetery Wakeman Huron County Ohio, USA |