Curtis Willett Campbell
MilitaryEntered the Air Army Corps in Oct 1942 and served until Sept 1945.
Was a prisoner of war in Krems, Ausria for 14 months.
B-17F #42-3506 'Sir Baboon McGoon' was forced to ditch in the North Sea off Ijmuiden after fighter attacks disabled one engine on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944. No loss of life. Entire crew in 2 life rafts during a snow storm. Picked up by German Navy. Prisoner of War (POW).
After the war, Campbell returned to the Prairie Green Township area and began a career in farming and sold life insurance for 18 years.
Member of PGT and served as both treasurer and on the wellington school unit 7 board.
Volunteered for the National service for veterens and served as an officer, life member of Hoopesten American Legion post and Hoopesten VFW post.
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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
- Nicknames: Sir Baboon McGoon
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rensselaer | 20 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
29 October 1942 | ||
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Died |
Danville IN | 27 March 2014 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3473 / MACR 3473, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database