John L Kirkpatrick

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media-31596.jpeg UPL 31596 John L. Kirkpatrick marries Jane Lancaster in California months before he deploys. John L. Kirkpatrick

Personal family photo

Object Number - UPL 31596 - John L. Kirkpatrick marries Jane Lancaster in California months before he deploys.

Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 425155. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Crew of the Sunset Serenader May 1943

42-5155

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sunset Seranader
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1943
Kentucky, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=82957

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15488 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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