John S Smith
Military
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UPL 36666
Sgt. John W. Braden, Top Turrut Gunner/Engineer on B17 43-38390 390th Bomb Group, he was Killed on March 22nd 1945
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESERACH
Prisoner of War (POW) Lost engine and crashed near Struschlingen in B-17 #43-38710 was Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft #1 at Barth Ger.
POW /DFC/Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 March 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self MACR 13614