Richard T Locke

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Obermolbitz on 8/16/44 in B-17 #43-37693, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

43-37693

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 7900 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7900 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database