Alex Ciegler
MilitaryAssigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2636.
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1283471
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, NY | 25 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
New York city, NY | 19 October 1942 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Enns, Austria | 24 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; POW MACR 2636. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 24 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Died |
31 January 2003 | ||
Based |
Lucera | 24 February 1944 | Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.301bg.com/Ciegler_Alex_C5832_301BG.cfm
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/351548
https://www.fold3.com/image/28614621
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