Elmer Fred Kapischke
MilitaryShot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38062, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: Laura Jane
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 |
Revisions
Added S/N, middle name and updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Corrected surname per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4566 / MACR 4566; Snetterton Falcons, pg 134 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database