Earl R Kearney

Military

Crashed on 11/21/44 in B-17 'Witka Tanka Ton' #42-107138, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107138

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Witka Tanka Ton
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, Iowa, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 21 November 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database