Paul R Gordon
MilitaryShot down in 9 October 1942 in B-17 41-9018 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Crashed into the English Channel near Holque, France. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 9 October 1942 - 12 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45. |
Born |
Tanoqua, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 17-Nov-2014. Added POW dates, edited biography for crash location.
Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Stalag location. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Pow database.
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15218; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15218 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database