Adolph Arthur Lamb

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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: 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

Date
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".

Date
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