Solomon Craden

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-5838 'Mad Money II. ' Target was Kiel, Germany. Emergency landing near Asnaes, Denmark.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mad Money II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 31 May 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 January 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1483 / MACR 1483, Losses of 8th AF, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database