Paul E Foster
Military
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UPL 23651
Isaac Alhadeff's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. Paul Foster-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. John Sigsworth-Co-pilot, 1st Lt. Isaac Alhadeff-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Clarence Evans-Navigator. Front row: (L-R) S/Sgt. Dave Walker-Tail Gunner, M/Sgt. Martin Chavez-Engineer/Top Turret, Sgt. Jack Hill-Gunner, S/Sgt. Tudor Melville- Waist Gunner, T/Sgt. Orville "Bill" Elsrod-Radio Operator, S/Sgt. Nathan Mirell-Ball Turret.
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Shot down by flak and crashed at Stade on 8/6/44 in B-17 #42-102467, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Agony Wagon III
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- 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 |
New York State | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 6 August 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
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 a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7886 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database