Russell C Black
MilitaryAssigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12903
Awards: AM, 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: 16138659 / O-928022
- 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 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Phillipsburg, OH | 5 March 1918 | Son of St Clair S Sr and Ruth S Black. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 7 June 1943 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Waidhofen, Austria | 4 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; PrOW MACR 12903 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 4 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
| Montgomery County, OH | |||
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Based |
Lucera | 4 March 1945 | Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. |