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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18080847
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060823 and O-665707
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12053323 at enlistment, then O-733088
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11038128
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
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=…