Matthew G Moore

Military

He flew on Carroll Biggs crew. Reported to group on 04 Apr 1944.



Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31768 "Miss Carriage". Prisoner of war (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31768

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Carriage
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

24 April 1944

Born

New York State

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4283, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 238, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…