Jessie M Norwood

Military

Shot down 15 February 1943 in B-24D #41-23783 'Betty Anne' while serving as Nose Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 17B. NARA spells first name as 'Jesse'.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23783

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Betty Anne
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 15 February 1943 - 3 July 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikenforf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 3-Jul-45. NARA has this record under Jesse M. Norwood.

Born

Wynnewood, Oklahoma

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 30-Jan-2015. Made connections to decorations per existing Description data; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added POW event and SN per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added crew position to Description.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p.76 by Bishop and Hey , NARA web site