Nicholas Dominic Furrie
MilitaryAssigned to 751BS, 457BS, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300.
Awards: AM, GC, POW, American Defense Medal, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Resided in Vienna, Ohio.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15195156 / O-803221
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Youngstown, Ohio | 5 May 1923 | Son of John P Sr and Dora Furrie. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes Columbus OH | 27 October 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Baled out POW |
Döllbach, 36124 Eichenzell, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Interned In POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Died |
Vienna, OH | 5 January 2004 | |
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Buried |
Vienna Township Center Cemetery Vienna, Trumbull County, OH | 8 January 2004 | Vienna Township Center Cemetery Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio |
| Nutwood, Fowler Township, OH 44418, USA | |||
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Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208585549/nicholas-furrie
Removed # from A/C Serial NO. to aid clarity and consistency
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5300; Tom Kracker, friend