Levi M Pratt

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). A/C #42-30499 damaged on mission to Berlin, Ger. on June 21, 1944. Crew bailed out over Germany and were taken POW (7 POW). The pilot, co-pilot and navigator flew back to the UK and landed the badly damaged plane (3 RTD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-Q, serial number 42-30499) nicknamed "My Princess" of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten on slide casing: 'RQ:Q, My Princess.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Princess
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 June 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Copied the "Summary biography" from a member of his crew, "David M Harman".
Added a connection to A/C #42-30499 and the Waist gunner, Levi Pratt, mentioned in the A/C description.

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Added "Role/job" per info mentioned in the A/C description.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/