Corney Lett

Military

Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 42-30602 'Dry Run IV. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Was Stalag 17

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Emery R Chesmore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-740745
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Chesnut

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur J Leedy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group

Arthur J Leedy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Crew of Dry Run IV

42-30602

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Run IV
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th 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

Wayne City, West Virginia 23 May 1921

Prisoner of war

13 December 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1654; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 88