Louis F Beske
Military
Information provided by Richard Orlando, Nicholas Orlando's son, who has undertaken years of research into his father's service.
Object Number - UPL 41183 - Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron, with Beske and Thomas.
Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Gross Muehlingen on 6/29/44 in B-17 43-37562. Prisoner of War .
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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: 457th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War |
Near Krems Austria | 29 June 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
|
Born |
Covington, Kentucky |
Revisions
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).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #42-97562 listed in the "Summary biography" .
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6724
