Eugene W High

Military

Shot down 4 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29846, Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag 17B, Krems, Austria. Marched westward from Krems.



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds. On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

42-29846

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th 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

Reading, Pennsylvania 14 April 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 4 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added the date to the POW event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to Molesworth as listed in the A/C description.

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 780, href=www.303rdBG.com>www.303rdBG.com> roster