Samuel L Sommers Jr

Military

Shot down 19 April 1944 in B-17 42-97406. Prisoner of War (POW).



Sommers stayed on in the Air Force after the war for a total 25 years in the service. He then worked for the Civil Service until his retirement in 1985.



POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97406

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 April 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Samuel Sommers.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4047 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database