John Aloysius McGettigan Jr

Military

Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29712 'Philly Brooklyn', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR #873



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29712

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Carrie | Philly-Brooklyn
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 326th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned

3 September 1943 - 9 October 1943 Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943. Mark Calnon Crew. 5 combat missions.

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 9 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

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).

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2587

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2587

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 873, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…