Robert C Mathews Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Ludwigahafen on 9/8/44 in B-17 Our Baby #43-38256



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38256

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Baby
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Pascagoula, Mississippi

Revisions

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

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #43-38256 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8846; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 321