Louis E West

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Zutphen on 10/7/44 in B-17 #4338188

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Diego, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 October 1944

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Sources

1996 34th BG Roster MACR 9549 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database