Harold L Weachter

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-30090 'El P'sstofo'. Prisoner of War.



POW

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30090

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Psstofo
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

10 October 1943

Born

Bartonville, Illinois

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 1020

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 1020 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia