Merle L Rumbaugh

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102479, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mississippi Lady
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9C

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bad Sulza, Thuringia, Germany 29 April 1944 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4255 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database