Preston J Wells

Military
media-34409.png UPL 34409 Raging Red

Sourced by a notebook, passed down by my grandmother, that I own with a collection of images associating with Talmadge C. Naron. I am his great grandson.

Object Number - UPL 34409 - Raging Red

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30309 'Raging Red', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raging red
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 August 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1763 / MACR 1763;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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