Robert J Green

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102448. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102448

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mexican Hay Ride
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Irvington, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

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

Added S/N and updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4242 / MACR 4242, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database