Perwin S Knutson

Military

Missions 1944: 31 July Munich; 13 August Evreaux, France; 14 August Triens, Germany; 26 August Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 30 August Kiel; 8 September Ludwigshaven - crash landed near Paris; 17 September Nijmegen, Holland; 22 Septebmer Kassel, Germany - shot down. Bailed out over Kostel, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV. Marched over northern Germany from 6 February 1945 to 2 May 1945 when liberated by the British. Plane was B-17 Baby Button # 4337535



Air Medal/ POW Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37535

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9371 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self /MACR 9371