Bernard L Levin

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Edward Wiler Weldon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13054737 / O-795167
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

42-3302

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beaumont, TX, USA 16 March 1921

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 12 August 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 10 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb.

Other

Shot down

Münster, Germany 10 October 1943 Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3302 'Rick-O-Shay'.

Died

San Antonio, TX, USA 17 January 2001

Buried

Brownsville, TX, USA Hebrew Cemetery Brownsville Cameron County Texas, USA

Based

Framlingham 10 October 1943 Assigned to 761BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Brownsville, TX, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 866 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database