Lawrence J Powell Jr
Military
Page 129, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.
Object Number - UPL 61908 - 339th/505th Pilot Lawrence J Powell . 10 Jun 44 - POW 14 Jan 45.
Crashed near Ibbenburen on 14 January 1945 in P-51 'St. Louis Blues' #44-14731, Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Happy Jr
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 14 January 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
|
Other Promoted |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combined two records. Now includes information from the following source:
MACR 11862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Added Event and Connections based on information in the Biography field.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11862 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
