Alex Loslo

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 Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rossmore, West Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 12 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag Luft III per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

 

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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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