Gottfried H Binder Jr

Military

Shot down 6 October 1944 in B-17 44-6143 'Miss Behaven', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6143

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 6 October 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Montville, New Jersey

Revisions

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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the A/C #44-6143 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected spelling of the first name per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9362; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 327