Adolph Arthur Lamb
MilitaryAssigned to 861BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 13-Sep-44 in B-17 43-38225, Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sheridan, Wyoming | 20 November 1922 | Born Sheridan, Wyoming |
Enlisted |
5 March 1943 | ||
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 13 September 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged |
6 October 1945 | ||
Died |
Billings, Montana | 1 September 2008 | Died Billings, Montana |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a KIA event to “Prisoner of War (POW)” per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8865 / MACR 8865, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database