Carl J Kroells Jr

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Object Number - UPL 27646 - Carl John (Joe) Kroells

Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Brussels, Belgium on return from a mission to Gotha/Eisenach, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100282, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Stormy Weather
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Lindsay, California

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-100282 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2954, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 60

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