Eugene P Moran
Military
Associated Group, aircraft and person.
Object Number - UPL 37742 - News clipping of SSGT Eugene Moran riding wreckage after being shot down.
Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30359, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: Rikki Tikki Tavi
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
The story of wreckage rider Gene Moran and Rikki Tikki Tavi is told by author John Armbruster in his book "Tailspin". (www.ten16press.com 2022)
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 4 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 1392 / MACR 1392; Snetterton Falcons pg 81 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
