Curtis O Brooke
Military
Back row (L-R):
1st Lt William V Chamberlain (Nav),
1st Lt Jack C Timken (Pilot),
1st Lt Robert K Solverson (Bomb),
Capt George E Wright (CoPilot),
Front row (L-R):
S/Sgt Criscienzo N Giassullo (Tail),
Sgt George R Redhead (L Waist),
T/Sgt Jack Baxter (Radio),
S/Sgt James E Toy (Ball),
Curtis O Brooke (R Waist),
S/Sgt Leland N Knuth (Eng) .
Object Number - UPL 19174 - Lt Jack C Timkin and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 41-24562 "Sky Wolf". England, 20 July...
Shot down 19 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3192 'City of Albuquerque', Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056857 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: City of Albuquerque
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 19 August 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
|
Born |
Osteen, Florida |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 284
