Leo L Allard

Military

B-17 42-5985 had mechanical failure and crashed near Hamburg on 6/20/44.

Prisoner of War (POW)

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Mr Smith

42-5985

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Smith
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 20 June 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5899

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 5899 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database