P J Ward
Military
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Object Number - UPL 7577 - 42-3204, ROYAL FLUSH, 384th Bombardment Group. 546th Squadron
Shot down on his second mission, 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3024 'Royal Flush'.
MACR# 16117
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38191131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35356281
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 25 July 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwass |
Revisions
Removed some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6788;
- MACR 16117 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…