William Conrad Lucas
MilitaryAssigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Schmalenbach crew.
Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-30038. Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045061 / O-663573
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bar Fly
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th 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 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
1 December 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | 5 August 1942 | EnlistedTulsa, Oklahoma |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 25 June 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria |
Died |
2 February 1974 | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Greenwood Memorial Park Centralia, Washington | 5 February 1974 | InterredGreenwood Memorial ParkCentralia, Washington |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database