Samuel A Gailey Jr

Military

Crashed at Uelson on 10/28/44 in B-17 #42-102543, Prisoner of War (POW).

When the Group memorial association were organising a trip to Germany in June 1998 Gailey requested a visit to Moosburg Stalag V11 the last stop for so many POWs in 1945.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102543

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

28 October 1944

Born

Williamsburg, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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Sources

Flak News October 1997

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-102543 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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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 10176