George Bragdon

Military
media-41360.jpeg UPL 41360 George Bragdon

From Marty Bragdon

Object Number - UPL 41360 - George Bragdon

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-37798 'Big Stoop', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37798

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Stoop
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fayette Maine, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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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).

 

 

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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