John J Cipriano Sr

Military

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3523 'April Girl', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3523

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: April girl
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th 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

Born

Glen Head, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorlcipriano
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I am the daughter-in-law John J. Cipriano Sr., and we are in possession of hi s Red Cross Journal with his recollection and drawings of his time as a POW. I also interviewed him about his service during WWII.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1940 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database