Lorin C Disbrow

Military

Pilot, Disbrow crew. 381st BG. 535th BS, 8th AF.



Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3225 'Chug-a-Lug Lu-Lu'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 378. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.



Poughkeepsie, NY



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Ernest Clyde King

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17019789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William P Kiniklis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11032285
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Thomas R Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33360602
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

John H Moulton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14022326
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joseph J Walters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33288816
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Prisoner of War (POW)

17 August 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

18 December 1983

Born

Poughkeepsie, New York

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 378 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia