Cloren A Meade
MilitaryCloren Meade flew with the 323rd Squadron 91st Bomber Group based at Bassingbourn until his B-17 went down in Holland and he spent the next two years as a POW at Stalag 17. After the war Meade worked for Beloit Corporation and was appointed to the City Council in 1986. He died 19th August 2002 and was survived by Jean, his wife of 56 years.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
21 May 1943 |
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Sources
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=12&cat=all&t…;
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Cloren Meade.;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey