Benjamin Franklin Wells
Military
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Object Number - UPL 44741 - Benjamin Franklin Wells - St. Augustine, FL
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed near Zetteritz on 7/20/44 in B-17 Section 8 #42-37974
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39078503 / O-758284
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Section 8
- Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zetteritz, Germany | 20 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
|
Born |
St Augustine, Florida |
Revisions
Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added middle name from info in the A/C 42-37974 "Description" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7278, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
