Lionel Correia

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3497. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Richard L Crawford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18219345
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Frederick J Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Donald W Dunhaver

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-677684
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Jerome B Schneider

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Taunton, Massachusetts, USA 14 August 1918

Enlisted

Boston, Massachusetts,USA 14 August 1941 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

bailed out

10 October 1943 over Holland out of stricken B-17 #42-3497

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 10 October 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

Oregon, USA 20 May 2010

Buried

Lionel Correia rests at the Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley, Oregon

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorED-BB
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Corrected last name : it's Correia, not Correlia
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 943 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database