William G Patry
MilitaryShot down near Champdeuil, FR 6/14/44 in B-17 #42-97062. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stratford, CT, USA | 3 November 1921 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 June 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a connection to Stalag Luft III.
ContributorWilliamPatrysgdaughter
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Army Discharge document - entered by his granddaughter
ContributorWilliamPatrysgdaughter
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Army Discharge document - entered by his granddaughter
ContributorAAM
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MACR 5906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database