Joseph Steven Woodstock
MilitaryShot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3330. Evaded capture thanks to French citizens and underground members. Reached Gibraltar 15 September 1943 through France, Andorra and Spain. Left Gibraltar by air and landed in England on 16 September 1943.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33212942
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37225023 (and later 16032456)
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37203355
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083636 and O-670142
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012450 and O-736542
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 July 1920 | ||
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Enlisted |
19 August 1942 | Residence: Westchester County, New York Private, Branch Immaterial. | |
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Other Assigned |
30 June 1943 | Assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 30 June 1943, James Stanley Munday Crew. Shot down on his first combat mission and evaded capture. E & E Report #96. | |
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Other Evaded |
14 July 1943 - 16 September 1943 | Evaded capture, thanks to French citizens and underground members. Reached Gibraltar 15 September 1943 through France, Andorra and Spain. Left Gibraltar by air and landed in England on 16 September 1943. | |
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Died |
26 June 2015 |
Revisions
Brought over source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 180-181
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion report E&E 96 http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-96.pdf
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / E&E 96 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…