Warren P Becker

Military

Warren Becker was Observer/Photographer on board B-17 # 42-39775. Enemy aircraft severely riddled the ship on the 11 January mission to Brunswick, Germany, causing damage to the radio room. Becker was one of the six men who had bailed out before the Pilot and Co-Pilot managed to regain control of the Fortress and flew it home safely. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 12969.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14151348
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687511
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14122167
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35510156
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14141516
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Prisoner of War

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

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MACR 12969

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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Added POW - MACR 12969

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces