Joseph D Conwill Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. MACR 13089. Bailed out with his crew. He survived, severely wounded and died in a German POW camp on 2-Apr-45. Died of Wounds (DOW).
Awards: AM, POW, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38346791
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39086464 / O-2008833
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772419
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692506
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32875444
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hutchinson, Kansas | 21 November 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 6 August 1941 | |
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Other Baled out |
Wittenburg, Germany | 15 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Bailed out with his crew. MACR 13089. |
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Died |
Friedländerstraße 2, 61440 Oberursel (Taunus), Germany | 2 April 1945 | Survived bail out, severely wounded and died in a German POW camp on 2-Apr-45. Died of Wounds (DOW). |
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Based |
Lavenham | 2 April 1945 | Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
5905 W 4th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501, USA | Memorial park cemetery Reno County, Hutchinson, KS |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13089