Darr H Alkire

Military

14 November 1942 to 26 March 1943 XFR First Commanding Officer of the 100th BG. He was relieved of his command with the 100th for alleged incompetence due to statements he made and sent to the 449th BG in Italy. He flew 11 combat missions, on his 12th mission he was shot down and became a Prisoner of War (POW). He was at Stalag Luft III where as ranking officer and Prisoner of War (POW), he had ended up in a position where he was again speaking to the men from the 100th.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

449th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 31 January 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

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Added a unit connection to the 15th AF and 717th BS and a connection to the AFB per MACR 2403 at fold3.com.

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorEmily
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100th Bomb Group Unit History at Bangor Public Library

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Entry from Parker Finney's POW Diary.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Thompson