Earl E Callaway

Military

Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5917, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5917

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bouncin Bitch
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 526th 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

Houston, Texas

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=50405

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1767