Follis D Bratton

Military

February - May 1944. Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 42-97454. Prisoner of War.



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97454

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Diego, California

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 19 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added an association to Stalag Luft III per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Fo…

 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4932, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia