Samuel J Culbert Jr

Military

Crashed on 5 Dec 44 in B-17 'Little Lulu' 42-39963. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang Prussia.

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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

Little LuLu B-17G-10-VE Fortress

42-39963

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Lulu
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

5 December 1944

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11038, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 293