Herbert A Wells Jr

Military

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5810 over Germany and crashed into North Sea, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

42-5810

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 29 July 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Natick, Massachusetts

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-5810 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1363