J W Padgett

Military
media-35081.jpeg UPL 35081 TSgt J W Padgett. Sunde crew. 381st BG, 535th BS.
Photo courtesy of the USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

Object Number - UPL 35081 - TSgt J W Padgett. Sunde crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Photo courtesy of the USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

ETTG, Henslin crew. Original member of the Sunde crew. Shot down 28 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38061 "Georgia Rebel II". Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38061

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Georgia Rebel II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

France 28 April 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Chirone, Texas, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the Awards listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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