Robert LaVern Maisak

Military

LaVern Maisak was a Left Waist Gunner in the 96th Bomb Group / 339th Bomb Squadron. Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107123. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Willis DeWitt Boatwright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34071991
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James Airey Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32740208
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Samuel R Detwiler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11083341 and O-709308
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert Arthur Greenwood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12099172 and O-818664
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Jennings C Greuter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35545269
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-107123

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Springfield, Idaho, United States 26 April 1922

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 8 December 1941 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War

12 May 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. Also listed as having been at Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland. Liberated in May 1945.

Died

Ogden, Utah, United States 2 May 1987

Born

Tremonton, Utah, United States

Buried

Riverview Cemetery, Tremonton, Utah, United States

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 5359
WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW records

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5359 / MACR 5359, MACR 4855; Snetterton Falcons, pg 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database