Mark Brooks Calnon

Military

Shot 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



 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=596;
- MACR 873

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