Hershel N McFeely

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5915 'Cash & Carrie', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5915

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cash & Carrie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th 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

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 10 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N and a POW event per 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

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #42-5915 listed in the "Summary biography" .

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 860