Donald Hobart Scott Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed at Alken on 9/28/44 in B-17 'G. I. Jane' 43-37520

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37520

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: G.I. Jane
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added middle name per MACR 9375 at Fold3.com.

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a connection to A/C #43-37520 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9375