Nathan Datlow
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ? crew. 6 x missions. Shot down on 7th missions on 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30304 on a mission to a rubber plant at Hanover, Germany. Crashed near Hameln, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 196
Awards: AM, POW, PH, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: She's My Gal
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 24 September 1916 | BornBrooklyn, New York |
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Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 9 January 1942 | EnlistedNew York City, New York |
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Other Commissioned |
16 January 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lt | |
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Other Discharged |
4 December 1945 | ||
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Died |
Boynton Beach, Florida | 9 September 2010 | DiedBoynton Beach, Florida |
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Buried |
South Florida National Cemetery Lake Worth Beach, Florida, | 18 September 2010 | InterredSouth Florida National CemeteryLake Worth Beach, Florida, |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/698087855
https://www.fold3.com/record/283190789/nathan-datlow-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/725160627/datlow-nathan-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
https://www.fold3.com/record/83518742/nathan-datlow-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94186715/nathan-datlow
Added an Association to “Horham”, the home base of the 95th BG.
Added an "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 0196, daughter, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 196 by Bishop and Hey / MACR 196 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database