Peter Winslow Branch
MilitaryShot down 4 April 1943 in B-17 #42-5344. Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15073372
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Expendable Number 2
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 April 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
27 December 1919 | ||
Enlisted |
19 January 1942 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
Other bailed out |
4 April 1943 | of B-17 Serial 42-5253, near Rouen, France | |
Other captured and made Prisoner |
4 April 1943 - 29 April 1945 | Interned in Stalag Luft 3 and liberated at Stalag VIIA Moosburg by US troops | |
Died |
9 September 2004 | Merritt Island, Florida |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15564 / MACR 15564, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p 99 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database