Arthur C Schultz

Military

Crashed near Feyensein on 9/12/44 in B-17 Tailwind #42-97368. He was unable to leave the plane by himself because he was pinned in the wreckage, under the ammunation case. He called for the Germans to get him out, but they would not come into the plane until he spoke German saying 'he had no weapon and bombs are gone'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4. He flew on John Sasser crew.



POW, American Theater Ribbon, EAME w/3 Bronze Stars, GC, AM 1Oak Leaf Cluster, WWII Victory, PH,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97368

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tailwind
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Danville, Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added a connection to the pow camp “Stalag Luft 4”.

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

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition  MACR 8834, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 275,   / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database