Chester P Lawless

Military

Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29916 'Yankee Dandy', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Harold Thomas Holden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672355
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

Frank Phaneuf

42-29916

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Dandy
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag IX-C

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9C

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bad Sulza, Germany 30 July 1943 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added a S/N and updated the POW event location per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database