Richard G Edwards Jr

Military

Crashed at Ammendorf on 9/13/44 in B-17 'Duration Plus' #42-31726, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31726

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duration Plus
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Erwin, Tennessee

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-31726 listed in the "Summary biography".

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8829