Dwight H Babcock

Military

Shot down in B-17 #42-30189 'La Chiquita' 26 July 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. 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

42-30189

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: La Chiquita
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 July 1943

Revisions

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

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=644&dt=3159&…

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database