Preston J Wells
MilitarySourced 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.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30309 'Raging Red', 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
- 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
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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 1763 / MACR 1763; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database