Eric Floyd Hurt
MilitaryAssigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2500
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 34004020 / O-735072
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lucky Tiger
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sweet Water, Alabama | 4 August 1922 | Son of Floyd L and Blanche [Kirkham] Hurtt. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 23 September 1942 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Other Baled out POW |
Solingen, Germany | 1 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen in B-24 42-72876 1-Dec-43; shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2500 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 1 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
10 June 2012 | ||
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Buried |
Linden Memorial Park Linden, Marengo County, AL | 13 June 2012 | Linden Memorial Park Linden, Marengo County, Alabama |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hethel | 1 December 1943 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2500 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database