John V Dunlap

Military

Shot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-39996 "Boston Bombshell" while serving as Pilot. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Hebenshausen, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boston Bombshell
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 16 August 1944 - 26 July 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) later moved to Nurmeberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 26-Jul-45.

Born

Atlanta, Georgia

Revisions

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Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8179 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction of typographical errors.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2014. Added SNand crew position in biography per MACR 8179. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. Loss location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8179