Warren F Tryloff

Military

Shot down on 12 Sept 1944. Flying in the lead squadron of the lead group was hit three times by flak at 1126hrs. First flak hit was in the cockpit, setting the area on fire and causing hydraulic and oxygen failure at 27,000ft. And crew were ordered to bail out. Plane crashed 12 miles north-east of Berlin. This was his first mission and his pilot was Maj. Robert Farwell. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft I.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Oliver A Bonner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-769091
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Carl A Brizzi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37485150
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Burl V Clement

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39213818
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John M Coyne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-767754
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Russell K Decker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35609702
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Aircraft

42-31690

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Clemens, Michigan 24 January 1922

Other

Prisoner of war

Germany 12 August 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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The 306th Bomb Group unit history .

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8828;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 8828, First Over Germany pg. 275, 306th BGA Colletion, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…