Philip E Vooz
MilitaryShot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102699, Prisoner of War (POW).
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
30 June 1942 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 - 29 April 1945 | "It seems most people want to know about my being shot down and interned in prison camp. Shot down on fifth raid into Germany. Target was a Focke Wolfe factory. Flack damage and fighters." -Lt Col P. Vooz (note from personal records) ¨Bombardier and he landed in a plowed field and he carried (on his back as I recall) the bombardier into a nearby forest. Captured by civilian farmers, turned over to the Wehrmacht and then the Luftwaffe. Talked about the Red Cross parcels with their food one per week per man. Didn't sound like much food. Toward the end it was German bread and "questionable" soup. I remember him telling me at times they were making soup with whatever they could find growing, grass or anything at all. Talked about the movie and the three that made it all the way home. They continued to work on the tunnels after the big escape. Forced march in January 1945.¨ - As related by P. Vooz (son) Purple heart citation is for 29 May 1944. |
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Other escaped POW camp |
29 January 1945 - 1 February 1945 | Note from personal records. May have been during march from Stalag Luft III to Stalag Luft 7 | |
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Died |
17 June 2003 | ||
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Born |
Bethelem, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Lt. Col. Vooz was my Grandfather. Information was provided to me by my Uncle Philip Vooz Jr. who has many of my Grandfatherś original records.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5335 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database