Antonio C Gomez Jr

Military

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29768 'Winsome Winn II'. Did evacuate the ship around Boeschepe (Northern France). Was captured by the Germans at an unknown date. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winn II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 1 December 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Laredo, Texas, USA

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 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5643;
- MACR 1336 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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France Crashes 1939-1945

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France crashes 1939-1945

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France crashes 1939-1945

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