Richard J Munkwitz
MilitaryShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 'Texas Chubby' while serving as Radio Operator. Aircraft was attacked by fighters, blew up in mid-air, and crashed at Eichenberg, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychów, Poland | 16 August 1944 - 14 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45. |
Born |
Turlock, CA, USA |
Revisions
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added SN per MACR 8184; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8184