Arthur P McDonnell
Military
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Object Number - UPL 34888 - Arthur McDonnell
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30389 'Dear Mom'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dear Mom
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag 17B Braunau-Gneikendorf, Austria. Officially returned to Military Control 9-Jul-1945. |
Revisions
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 323
Lee Cunningham, 13-Oct-2014, POW location and TMS date from National Archive Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
Lee Cunningham 13-Oct-43, POW location and RMC date from National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
Lee Cunningham, 13-Oct-43, POW location and RMC date from National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
MACR 323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
