Philip E Higdon
Military
384thbombgroup.com
Object Number - UPL 30399 - HQ ETOUSA Special Orders #238 EXTRACT, 26 August 1943
Shot down 23 September 1943 in B-17 42-3459. Prisoner of War. Co-pilot Louis E. Ritt was the pilot of a newly assigned crew, flying his first orientation flight.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672429
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 23 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
Barth, Germany | 23 September 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1725;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 748;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
