John D Claxton
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 1/14/45 in B-17 'Yankee Maid' #43-37933
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Maid
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Phoneix, Arizona, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the date for POW event & the "Summary biography" per MACR 11732 at Fold3.com.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11732 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database