Mark Brooks Calnon
MilitaryShot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29712 'Philly Brooklyn', Prisoner of War (POW).
You Tube interview (Published on 8 Jun 2016) -
World War II Pilot (384th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force) and Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War discusses his life and experiences) at :
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWb9aJvuYBM&feature=youtu.be
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Carrie | Philly-Brooklyn
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 326th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Meridian, ID, USA | 21 August 1918 | |
Other Prisoner of war |
9 October 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). He was initially held at STALAG Luft III near Sagan, and "transferred" to STALAG 7A (via forced march) beginning in late January 1945. | |
Died |
Idaho, USA | 11 May 2015 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=596;
- MACR 873
Obituary from The Idaho Statesman http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/idahostatesman/obituary.aspx?n=mark-b-…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…