John R Glass

Military

Shot down 1 May 1944 in B-17 #4231152. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31152

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 27 October 1941

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 1 May 1944 - 23 June 1945 Interned at Stalag Luft 4.

Born

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 4237
NARA WWII POW database
Research for website www.evasioncomete.org

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4237 / MACR 4237; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 145 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database