Fred A Newcomb
MilitaryShot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #42-5394, Prisoner of War (POW). Engine fire in # 2 engine had developed earlier then after bombs dropped in Bremen, fighters attacked knocking out the #4 engine killing the RO, BTG and 2 WGs. At bale out, only one engine was operating. The a/c crashed at Benthullen, Germany. Imprisoned at Stalag 17B.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
23 August 1923 | ||
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Died |
14 January 2001 | (aged 77) | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems, Austria | 17 April 1943 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Buried |
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA | Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Blue Star Avenue PLOT Section QC Row 1 Site 7 |
Revisions
Updated Born event and Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 52905925.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52905925/fred-a-newcomb
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 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Copied the "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
MACR 15516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database