John S Gustin
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Ludwigshafen on 9/8/44 in B-17 Our Baby #43-38256
POW
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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: Our Baby
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Decatur, Illinois | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 September 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8846 / MACR 8846; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database