John E Webb
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97078, Prisoner of War (POW). Flew on Henry's Crew.
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Queen
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Clarissa Jean
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rum Dum
- Unit: 550th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thorobred /satan’s mate
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
• Edward Air Force Base-MACR (Missing Air Crew Report) #4457
• NARA-National Archives Center-St. Louis Missouri
• Bill Varnedoe-385th B.G. archives [email protected]
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4457 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database