Thomas G Garten

Military

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97235, Prisoner of War (POW). This was my 8th mission. Spent 1 year as Prisoner of War (POW) and was on 600 mile Death March.



POW/Purple Heart, AF Medal ETC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alley, West Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 May 1944 Stalag 357 Oerbke (Near Fallingbostel) Prussia 53-09

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from 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 4778 / MACR 4778/self / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database