Meyer W Markowitz
MilitaryAssigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2636.
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1283471
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY | 1 August 1941 | Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY |
Other Baled out POW |
Enns, Austria | 24 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; POW MACR 2636. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Born |
Kings County, NY | ||
Based |
Lucera | 24 February 1944 | Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |