William J Veronica

Military

Enlisted in 1941. Did Basic Training at Camp Edwards, MA in 1942. Transferred to Army Transport Service. Duty included convoys in the N. Atlantic, Africa, and the Suez & Libyan Campaign. Transferred to the 8th A. F. , 388th BG based in Knettishall, England. In 1943, I was a Radio Operator / Gunner on B-17s. Shot down 12 May 1944 over Frankfurt, Germany in B-17 #42-31549 'Jeannie'. Captured immediately, and spent 13 months prisoner at Stalag Luft Ill, in Poland.



EAME w/ battle star/ POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31549

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jeannie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Polan 12 May 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Wi…

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 4881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 4881