Stanley M Briggs Jr

Military

Shot down at Madgeburg on 9/11/44 in B-24 #42-95258, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (YM-H, serial number 42-95258) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.

42-95258

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: What a Sack
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

541

  • Date: 11 August 1944

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 11 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

New Orleans, LA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 8838

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ContributorOReedergranddaughter
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american air museum

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8838 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database